[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

constrain \constrain"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. constrained; p.
   pr.  vb. n. constraining. of. constraindre, f.
   contrainde, l. constringere; con- + stringere to draw tight.
   see strain, and. cf. constrict, constringe.
   1. to secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold
      tightly; to constringe.
      1913 webster

            he binds in chains
            the drowsy prophet, and his limbs constrains.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

            when winter frosts constrain the fields with cold.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

   2. to bring into a narrow compass; to compress.
      1913 webster

            how the strait stays the slender waist constrain.
                                                  --gay.
      1913 webster

   3. to hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.
      1913 webster

            my sire in caves constrains the winds. --dryden.
      1913 webster

   4. to compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.
      1913 webster

            the love of christ constraineth us.   --2. cor. v.
                                                  14.
      1913 webster

            i was constrained to appeal unto caesar. --acts
                                                  xxviii. 19.
      1913 webster

   5. to violate; to ravish. obs. --shak.
      1913 webster

   6. to produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural
      effect; as, a constrained voice.

   syn: to compel; force; drive; impel; urge; press.
        1913 webster
see also:
constrained constraining strain constrict constringe 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

constrain
     v 1: hold back syn: restrain, encumber, cumber
     2: restrict; "tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"
        syn: stiffen, tighten, tighten up
see also:
restrain encumber cumber stiffen tighten tighten up 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

169 moby thesaurus words for "constrain":
   abate, abridge, abstain, aggrieve, allay, alleviate, arrest,
   assuage, attemper, ban, bank the fire, bar, bastille, bear, bind,
   bit, blunt, bottle up, box up, bridle, cage, cause, cause to,
   chasten, check, cloister, coerce, compel, concuss, confine,
   contain, control, cool, cool off, coop, coop in, coop up, cork up,
   crib, crowd, crush, curb, curtail, damp, dampen, de-emphasize,
   deaden, decelerate, deprive, detain, dictate, diminish, disallow,
   dompt, downplay, drive, dull, encage, enclose, enforce, enjoin,
   extenuate, fence in, force, govern, grieve, guard, have, hem in,
   hinder, hold, hold at bay, hold back, hold down, hold fast,
   hold in, hold in check, hold in custody, hold in leash,
   hold in restraint, hold up, hurt, immure, impel, impound,
   incarcerate, inhibit, injure, insist upon, intern, jail, jam, jug,
   keep, keep back, keep from, keep in, keep in check,
   keep in custody, keep in detention, keep under control,
   keep within bounds, lay, lay under restraint, lenify, lessen,
   lighten, make, mew, mew up, mitigate, moderate, modulate,
   necessitate, oblige, obtund, pain, palliate, pen, pen up,
   play down, pound, prison, prohibit, pull, pull in, push, quod,
   rail in, reduce, reduce the temperature, refrain, rein, rein in,
   restrain, restrict, retard, retrench, seal up, set back, shackle,
   shotgun, shut in, shut up, slacken, slow down, smother, snub,
   sober, sober down, soften, squab, squash, squeeze, squish, stifle,
   straiten, subdue, suppress, tame, temper, tie, tone down,
   tune down, underplay, use force upon, wall in, weaken, withhold

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constrain: Definition, Synonyms and Much More From Answers.com
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Examples of Constraints in P/FDM
...... no s in strand to have s in antiparallel(parallel(s)) constrain each s ... each c in chain to have molwt(c) > 0 constrain each c in chain to have ... ..
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Circle/Arc Constrain
...Here's some code you can use to constrain a sprite to a circle or an ... the locV of constraintCenter --* IF YOU JUST WANT TO CONSTRAIN TO A ... ..
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Re: constrain size of tables
...constrain size of tables. Posted by: sampledFormat (IP Logged). Date: ... Re: constrain size of tables. Posted by: ts77 (IP Logged). Date: March ... ..
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...Maya??????????????????constrain??driven key. constrain??driven key?????????????????????????????? ... point constrain????????????????????????????. ??????point constrain?????????????????????????????????????????? ... ..
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Hot Keys
...Constrain points h/v/45 from last point. Constrain control points h/v/ ... Constrain horizontal/vert/45°. scroll. Shift. Constrain scroll either ... ..
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Snooz Metasearch: syntax translation, constrain by date or domain
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