CONSTRAIN Crossword Clue & Answer

ban bar bit jam jug lay mew pen tie

bear bind cage cool coop cork curb damp deny dull have hold hurt jail keep lock make pain pull push quod rail rein snub tame urge

abate allay blunt box up cause check cramp crimp crowd crush dompt drive force guard hem in impel limit mew up pen up pound press screw sober squab

arrest bridle coerce compel coop in coop up cork up dampen deaden decree demand detain encage enjoin govern grieve hinder hold in hold up immure impose injure intern keep in lenify lessen oblige obtund prison pull in rail in reduce rein in seal up shut in shut up soften squash squish stifle subdue temper wall in weaken wrench

abridge abstain assuage cause to chasten command concuss confine contain cool off curtail deprive dictate enclose enforce fence in impound inhibit lighten refrain repress set back shackle shotgun slacken smother squeeze trammel

aggrieve attemper bastille bottle up cloister diminish disallow distress downplay hold back hold down hold fast imprison keep back keep from mitigate moderate modulate obligate palliate play down pressure prohibit restrain restrict retrench slow down straiten suppress tone down tune down withhold

alleviate constrict extenuate hold at bay prescribe sober down underplay

decelerate insist upon intimidate

bank the fire de-emphasize hold in check hold in leash incarcerate keep in check necessitate

use force upon

hold in custody keep in custody

take the edge off

hold in restraint keep in detention

keep under control keep within bounds

lay under restraint

reduce the temperature