Constrain vs. Constraint

Constrainverb

(transitive) To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.

Constrainverb

(transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine.

Constrainverb

(transitive) To reduce a result in response to limited resources.

Constrainverb

To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe.

Constrainverb

To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.

Constrainverb

To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.

Constrainverb

To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.

Constrainverb

To violate; to ravish.

Constrainverb

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

Constrainverb

hold back

Constrainverb

restrict;

Constraintnoun

Something that constrains; a restriction.

Constraintnoun

An irresistible force or compulsion.

Constraintnoun

(mathematics) A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.

Constraintnoun

(databases) A linkage or other restriction that maintains database integrity.

Constraintnoun

The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity.

Constraintnoun

the state of being physically constrained;

Constraintnoun

a device that retards something's motion;

Constraintnoun

the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others