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. A vertically set fishing net of three layers, consisting of a finely meshed net between two nets of coarse mesh.

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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. A vertically set fishing net of three layers, consisting of a finely meshed net between two nets of coarse mesh.

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• restriction

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

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

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• restraint

  1. The act of restraining:
  2. The condition of being restrained, especially the condition of losing one's freedom:
  3. An influence that inhibits or restrains:

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  1. The act of restraining:
  2. The condition of being restrained, especially the condition of losing one's freedom:
  3. An influence that inhibits or restrains:

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• limitation

  1. The act of limiting or the state of being limited:
  2. A limiting rule or condition; a restriction:
  3. A shortcoming or defect:

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  1. The act of limiting or the state of being limited:
  2. A limiting rule or condition; a restriction:
  3. A shortcoming or defect:

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• limit

  1. The point, edge, or line beyond which something ends, may not go, or is not allowed:
  2. The boundary surrounding a specific area; bounds:
  3. Something that restricts or restrains; a restraint:

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  1. The point, edge, or line beyond which something ends, may not go, or is not allowed:
  2. The boundary surrounding a specific area; bounds:
  3. Something that restricts or restrains; a restraint:

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• inhibition

  1. The act of inhibiting or the state of being inhibited.
  2. Something that restrains, blocks, or suppresses.
  3. Conscious or unconscious restraint of a behavioral process, desire, or impulse.

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  1. The act of inhibiting or the state of being inhibited.
  2. Something that restrains, blocks, or suppresses.
  3. Conscious or unconscious restraint of a behavioral process, desire, or impulse.

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• curb

  1. A concrete border or row of joined stones forming part of a gutter along the edge of a street.
  2. An enclosing framework, such as that around a skylight.
  3. A raised margin along an edge used to confine or strengthen.

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  1. A concrete border or row of joined stones forming part of a gutter along the edge of a street.
  2. An enclosing framework, such as that around a skylight.
  3. A raised margin along an edge used to confine or strengthen.

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• cramp

  1. An involuntary, spasmodic muscle contraction causing severe pain.
  2. A temporary partial paralysis of habitually or excessively used muscles.
  3. Spasmodic contractions of the uterus, such as those occurring during menstruation or labor, usually causing pain in the abdomen that may radiate to the lower back and thighs.

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  1. An involuntary, spasmodic muscle contraction causing severe pain.
  2. A temporary partial paralysis of habitually or excessively used muscles.
  3. Spasmodic contractions of the uterus, such as those occurring during menstruation or labor, usually causing pain in the abdomen that may radiate to the lower back and thighs.

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• constraint

  1. The threat or use of force to prevent, restrict, or dictate the action or thought of others.
  2. The state of being restricted or confined within prescribed bounds:
  3. One that restricts, limits, or regulates; a check:

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  1. The threat or use of force to prevent, restrict, or dictate the action or thought of others.
  2. The state of being restricted or confined within prescribed bounds:
  3. One that restricts, limits, or regulates; a check:

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• circumscription

  1. a circumscribing or being circumscribed
  2. a boundary or outline
  3. a limitation or restriction

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  1. a circumscribing or being circumscribed
  2. a boundary or outline
  3. a limitation or restriction

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• check

  1. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee.

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  1. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee.

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A becoming narrow or narrower

• constriction

  1. The act or process of constricting.
  2. The condition or result of being constricted.
  3. Something that constricts.

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  1. The act or process of constricting.
  2. The condition or result of being constricted.
  3. Something that constricts.

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Censure

• rebuke

  1. To criticize (someone) sharply; reprimand.
  2. To express sharp criticism regarding (an act, for example):
  3. To check or repress.

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  1. To criticize (someone) sharply; reprimand.
  2. To express sharp criticism regarding (an act, for example):
  3. To check or repress.

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• obloquy

  1. Abusively detractive language or utterance; calumny:
  2. The condition of disgrace suffered as a result of abuse or vilification; ill repute.

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  1. Abusively detractive language or utterance; calumny:
  2. The condition of disgrace suffered as a result of abuse or vilification; ill repute.

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• criticism

  1. The act of criticizing, especially adversely.
  2. A critical comment or judgment.
  3. The practice of analyzing, classifying, interpreting, or evaluating literary or other artistic works.

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  1. The act of criticizing, especially adversely.
  2. A critical comment or judgment.
  3. The practice of analyzing, classifying, interpreting, or evaluating literary or other artistic works.

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Constriction

• shrinking

  1. Present participle of shrink.
  2. The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.

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  1. Present participle of shrink.
  2. The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.

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• compression

  1. The act or process of compressing.
  2. The state of being compressed.
  3. The process by which the working substance in a heat engine, such as the vapor mixture in the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine, is compressed.

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  1. The act or process of compressing.
  2. The state of being compressed.
  3. The process by which the working substance in a heat engine, such as the vapor mixture in the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine, is compressed.

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• contraction

  1. The act of contracting or the state of being contracted.
  2. A word, as won't from will not, or phrase, as o'clock from of the clock, formed by omitting or combining some of the sounds of a longer phrase.
  3. The formation of such a word.

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  1. The act of contracting or the state of being contracted.
  2. A word, as won't from will not, or phrase, as o'clock from of the clock, formed by omitting or combining some of the sounds of a longer phrase.
  3. The formation of such a word.

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• control

  1. To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct:
  2. To adjust to a requirement; regulate:
  3. To hold in restraint; check:

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  1. To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct:
  2. To adjust to a requirement; regulate:
  3. To hold in restraint; check:

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• binding

  1. The action of one that binds:
  2. Something that binds or is used as a binder.
  3. The manner in which the pages of a book are joined and held together:

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  1. The action of one that binds:
  2. Something that binds or is used as a binder.
  3. The manner in which the pages of a book are joined and held together:

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• astringency

  1. An astringent taste.
  2. That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.

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  1. An astringent taste.
  2. That which acts as an astringent, causing contraction of soft tissue to restrict the flow of blood.

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• squeezing

  1. Present participle of squeeze.
  2. The act of pressing; compression.
  3. (chiefly in the plural) That which is forced out by pressure; dregs.

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  1. Present participle of squeeze.
  2. The act of pressing; compression.
  3. (chiefly in the plural) That which is forced out by pressure; dregs.

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• check

  1. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee.

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  1. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee.

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• strangulation

  1. The act of strangling or strangulating.
  2. The state of being strangled or strangulated.
  3. Constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or another fluid:

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  1. The act of strangling or strangulating.
  2. The state of being strangled or strangulated.
  3. Constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or another fluid:

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• choking

  1. The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.
  2. The act of coughing when a foreign object (i.e. food, beverages) becomes lodged in a person's airway.
  3. Present participle of choke.

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  1. The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.
  2. The act of coughing when a foreign object (i.e. food, beverages) becomes lodged in a person's airway.
  3. Present participle of choke.

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• tightness

  1. The quality or degree of being tight

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  1. The quality or degree of being tight

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