Definition of "straint" [straint]

• Overexertion; excessive tension; strain (noun)

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• "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."
• "When she refused, four officers entered the cell and tied her down in a device called a “pro-straint” chair."
• "She had nothing on beneath it, other than the orange socks; her body was lithe and well formed, and seemed designed to be free of con - straint."