All 3 Uses of
constrained
in
Catch-22
- They smacked the gravel from their clothing and walked in constrained silence to the entrance of the orderly room.†
Chpt 9 *constrained = restricted; or lacking spontaneity
- 'I've got it all worked out,' Dobbs whispered, gripping the side of Orr's cot with white-knuckled hands to constrain them from waving.†
Chpt 22constrain = restrict
- General Peckem was frequently constrained.†
Chpt 29constrained = restricted; or lacking spontaneity
Definitions:
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(1)
(constrained) restricted or inhibited
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely (and archaically), constrain can mean to force someone to do something.