- being held back or forced to do something you dont want
- Constrain
- Force (to do something)
- Strong-arm
- To force
- Urge on forcibly
- To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force;
to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral
force.
- Become rigid
- Brace
- Constrain
- Solidify
- To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to
stiffen cloth with starch.
- To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to
stiffen paste.
- To make torpid; to benumb.
- Constrain
- To Hamper
- To impede the motion or action of, as with a burden;
to retard with something superfluous; to weigh down; to obstruct or
embarrass; as, his movements were encumbered by his mantle; his mind is
encumbered with useless learning.
- To load with debts, or other legal claims; as, to
encumber an estate with mortgages.
- Confine
- Constrain
- Impose limits on
- Limit
- Mow down
- Restricted.
- To restrain within bounds; to limit; to confine; as,
to restrict worlds to a particular meaning; to restrict a patient to a
certain diet.
- Constrain
- Constrict further
- Draw taut
- Make taut
- Screw (lid) securely
- Stretch
- tuck