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Word entry · 9 letters

constrain

Best crossword clue

"Limit action"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /kənˈstɹeɪn/Part of speech verbSorted acinnorstStarts with CEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. severely restrict in scope or extent

Word origin

From Middle English constreinen, from Old French constreindre, from Latin cōnstringō, from cōn- (“with, together”) + stringō (“to draw, bind or tie tight”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, to shear, stiff”).

Used in a sentence

  • But it's not just Castlefield Corridor capacity that constrains services. All the junctions on the lines feeding into the corridor are flat, so they create conflict points as trains pass.

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