Straint
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A violent stretching or tension; a strain; pressure; constraint.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Overexertion; excessive tension; strain.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
overexertion
;
excessive
tension
;
strain
Word Usage
"And then, seeing that I smiled and shook my head, she suddenly threw aside her con - straint and made a step forward, with her hands wrung together."
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
Sumer
ception
fident
markable
nector
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
overexertion
strain