Something that limits or restricts

• trammel

  1. A shackle used to teach a horse to amble.
  2. Something that restricts activity, expression, or progress; a restraint.
  3. An arrangement of links and a hook in a fireplace for raising and lowering a kettle.

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  1. A shackle used to teach a horse to amble.
  2. Something that restricts activity, expression, or progress; a restraint.
  3. An arrangement of links and a hook in a fireplace for raising and lowering a kettle.

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• stricture

  1. (Med.) An abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body; stenosis
  2. A limiting or restricting condition; restriction
  3. A restraint, limit, or restriction:

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  1. (Med.) An abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body; stenosis
  2. A limiting or restricting condition; restriction
  3. A restraint, limit, or restriction:

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• restriction

  1. A restricting or being restricted
  2. The action of restricting or the state of being restricted:
  3. Something that restricts; a regulation or limitation:

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  1. A restricting or being restricted
  2. The action of restricting or the state of being restricted:
  3. Something that restricts; a regulation or limitation:

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• restraint

  1. A device or other means of restraining movement:
  2. (Uncountable) control or caution; reserve
  3. (Countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures

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  1. A device or other means of restraining movement:
  2. (Uncountable) control or caution; reserve
  3. (Countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures

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• limitation

  1. (Law) A period of time, fixed by statute, during which legal action can be brought, as for settling a claim
  2. A shortcoming or defect:
  3. Something that limits, as some factor in makeup which restricts the scope of a person's activity or accomplishment; qualification

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  1. (Law) A period of time, fixed by statute, during which legal action can be brought, as for settling a claim
  2. A shortcoming or defect:
  3. Something that limits, as some factor in makeup which restricts the scope of a person's activity or accomplishment; qualification

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• limit

  1. Legal limit
  2. Something that restricts or restrains; a restraint:
  3. The point, edge, or line beyond which something ends, may not go, or is not allowed:

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  1. Legal limit
  2. Something that restricts or restrains; a restraint:
  3. The point, edge, or line beyond which something ends, may not go, or is not allowed:

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• inhibition

  1. Something that restrains, blocks, or suppresses.
  2. Anything that inhibits, esp., a mental or psychological process that restrains or suppresses an action, emotion, or thought
  3. (--- Biology) The condition in which or the process by which an enzyme, for example, is inhibited.

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  1. Something that restrains, blocks, or suppresses.
  2. Anything that inhibits, esp., a mental or psychological process that restrains or suppresses an action, emotion, or thought
  3. (--- Biology) The condition in which or the process by which an enzyme, for example, is inhibited.

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• curb

  1. A raised margin along an edge used to confine or strengthen.
  2. A market dealing in stocks and bonds not listed on the stock exchange
  3. A type of bit having such a chain or strap

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  1. A raised margin along an edge used to confine or strengthen.
  2. A market dealing in stocks and bonds not listed on the stock exchange
  3. A type of bit having such a chain or strap

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• constraint

  1. (Mathematics) A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.
  2. One that restricts, limits, or regulates; a check:
  3. The threat or use of force to prevent, restrict, or dictate the action or thought of others.

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  1. (Mathematics) A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.
  2. One that restricts, limits, or regulates; a check:
  3. The threat or use of force to prevent, restrict, or dictate the action or thought of others.

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• circumscription

  1. A limitation or restriction
  2. An inscription, as around a coin or medal
  3. A circumscribed space or area

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  1. A limitation or restriction
  2. An inscription, as around a coin or medal
  3. A circumscribed space or area

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• check

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A violent, excruciating seizure of pain

• throe

  1. A tool for splitting wood into shingles; a frow.
  2. A severe pang or spasm of pain, as in childbirth.
  3. A condition of extreme difficulty or trouble:

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  1. A tool for splitting wood into shingles; a frow.
  2. A severe pang or spasm of pain, as in childbirth.
  3. A condition of extreme difficulty or trouble:

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• spasm

  1. A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles.
  2. Any sudden, violent, temporary activity, feeling, etc.
  3. A sudden, convulsive, involuntary muscular contraction: a tonic spasm is persistent and sustained, and a clonic spasm is one of a series of relatively brief contractions alternating with relaxations

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  1. A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles.
  2. Any sudden, violent, temporary activity, feeling, etc.
  3. A sudden, convulsive, involuntary muscular contraction: a tonic spasm is persistent and sustained, and a clonic spasm is one of a series of relatively brief contractions alternating with relaxations

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• shoot

  1. A period of photographing, filming, or recording electronically, esp. away from the studio
  2. Action or motion like that of something shot, as of water from a hose
  3. A body of ore in a vein, usually elongated and vertical or steeply inclined

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  1. A period of photographing, filming, or recording electronically, esp. away from the studio
  2. Action or motion like that of something shot, as of water from a hose
  3. A body of ore in a vein, usually elongated and vertical or steeply inclined

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• paroxysm

  1. A sudden outburst of emotion or action:
  2. A sudden outburst as of laughter, rage, or sneezing; fit; spasm
  3. A sudden attack, or intensification of the symptoms, of a disease, usually recurring periodically

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  1. A sudden outburst of emotion or action:
  2. A sudden outburst as of laughter, rage, or sneezing; fit; spasm
  3. A sudden attack, or intensification of the symptoms, of a disease, usually recurring periodically

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To check the freedom and spontaneity of

• inhibit

  1. To decrease, limit, or block the action or function of something in the body, as an enzyme or organ.
  2. (--- Chemistry) To prevent or decrease the rate of (a reaction).
  3. (--- Biology) To decrease, limit, or block the action or function of (an enzyme or organ, for example).

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  1. To decrease, limit, or block the action or function of something in the body, as an enzyme or organ.
  2. (--- Chemistry) To prevent or decrease the rate of (a reaction).
  3. (--- Biology) To decrease, limit, or block the action or function of (an enzyme or organ, for example).

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• constrict

  1. To restrict the scope or freedom of; cramp:
  2. To hold in; limit; restrict
  3. To become constricted.

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  1. To restrict the scope or freedom of; cramp:
  2. To hold in; limit; restrict
  3. To become constricted.

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• constrain

  1. To keep within certain limits; confine or limit:
  2. To compel by physical, moral, or circumstantial force; oblige:
  3. To produce in a forced or inhibited manner:

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  1. To keep within certain limits; confine or limit:
  2. To compel by physical, moral, or circumstantial force; oblige:
  3. To produce in a forced or inhibited manner:

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A painful muscle contraction

• charley-horse

  1. A cramp or stiffness in a muscle, especially of the upper leg, caused by injury or excessive exertion.
  2. (Informal) A cramp or soreness in a muscle, specif. of the thigh, caused by strain

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  1. A cramp or stiffness in a muscle, especially of the upper leg, caused by injury or excessive exertion.
  2. (Informal) A cramp or soreness in a muscle, specif. of the thigh, caused by strain

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• pang

  1. A sudden, sharp, and brief pain, physical or emotional
  2. A sudden sharp feeling of emotional distress:
  3. A sudden sharp bodily pain:

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  1. A sudden, sharp, and brief pain, physical or emotional
  2. A sudden sharp feeling of emotional distress:
  3. A sudden sharp bodily pain:

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• crick

  1. (Appalachian) Alternative form of creek.
  2. A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, making it difficult to move the part affected. (Compare catch.)
  3. A painful cramp or muscle spasm, as in the back or neck.

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  1. (Appalachian) Alternative form of creek.
  2. A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, making it difficult to move the part affected. (Compare catch.)
  3. A painful cramp or muscle spasm, as in the back or neck.

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• spasm

  1. A sudden, convulsive, involuntary muscular contraction: a tonic spasm is persistent and sustained, and a clonic spasm is one of a series of relatively brief contractions alternating with relaxations
  2. Any sudden, violent, temporary activity, feeling, etc.
  3. A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles.

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  1. A sudden, convulsive, involuntary muscular contraction: a tonic spasm is persistent and sustained, and a clonic spasm is one of a series of relatively brief contractions alternating with relaxations
  2. Any sudden, violent, temporary activity, feeling, etc.
  3. A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles.

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An obstruction

• restriction

  1. A restricting or being restricted
  2. Something that restricts; a regulation or limitation:
  3. The action of restricting or the state of being restricted:

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  1. A restricting or being restricted
  2. Something that restricts; a regulation or limitation:
  3. The action of restricting or the state of being restricted:

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• hindrance

  1. The condition of being hindered.
  2. The state or act of hindering something
  3. The act of hindering:

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  1. The condition of being hindered.
  2. The state or act of hindering something
  3. The act of hindering:

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• encumbrance

  1. Something that encumbers; a burden that must be carried.
  2. (Law) A lien, charge, or claim attached to real property, as a mortgage
  3. (Law) an interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or mortgage.

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  1. Something that encumbers; a burden that must be carried.
  2. (Law) A lien, charge, or claim attached to real property, as a mortgage
  3. (Law) an interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or mortgage.

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To restrain

• obstruct

  1. To be or get in the way of (a view or something to be seen).
  2. To block or fill (a passage or opening) with obstacles or an obstacle.
  3. To block or stop up (a passage) with obstacles or impediments; dam; clog

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  1. To be or get in the way of (a view or something to be seen).
  2. To block or fill (a passage or opening) with obstacles or an obstacle.
  3. To block or stop up (a passage) with obstacles or impediments; dam; clog

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• hamper

  1. To keep from moving or acting freely; hinder; impede; encumber
  2. To prevent the free movement, action, or progress of:

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  1. To keep from moving or acting freely; hinder; impede; encumber
  2. To prevent the free movement, action, or progress of:

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• confine

  1. To have a common boundary; to border; to lie contiguous; to touch; followed by on or with.
  2. To keep within bounds; restrict:
  3. To restrict in movement:

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  1. To have a common boundary; to border; to lie contiguous; to touch; followed by on or with.
  2. To keep within bounds; restrict:
  3. To restrict in movement:

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• restrict

  1. To keep or confine within physical limits:
  2. To keep within certain limits; put certain limitations on; confine
  3. To prevent or prohibit beyond a certain limit or by restriction:

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  1. To keep or confine within physical limits:
  2. To keep within certain limits; put certain limitations on; confine
  3. To prevent or prohibit beyond a certain limit or by restriction:

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*To fasten

• grip

  1. To get and hold the attention of
  2. To take firmly and hold fast with the hand, teeth, an instrument, etc.
  3. To secure and maintain a tight hold on; seize firmly.

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  1. To get and hold the attention of
  2. To take firmly and hold fast with the hand, teeth, an instrument, etc.
  3. To secure and maintain a tight hold on; seize firmly.

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• clamp

  1. To put in effect forcefully; impose
  2. To fasten, grip, or support with or as if with a clamp.
  3. To grip, fasten, or brace with or as with a clamp

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  1. To put in effect forcefully; impose
  2. To fasten, grip, or support with or as if with a clamp.
  3. To grip, fasten, or brace with or as with a clamp

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• clasp

  1. To grip firmly in or with the hand; grasp.
  2. To hold tightly with the arms or hands; grasp firmly; embrace
  3. To fasten with or as with a clasp

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  1. To grip firmly in or with the hand; grasp.
  2. To hold tightly with the arms or hands; grasp firmly; embrace
  3. To fasten with or as with a clasp

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