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v. t.
To compel by a quarrel; as, to quarrel a man out of his estate or rights.
a.
Capable of being compelled or constrained.
v. i.
To quit work in order to compel an increase, or prevent a reduction, of wages.
imp. & p. p.
of Compel
n.
The act of rusticating, or the state of being rusticated; specifically, the punishment of a student for some offense, by compelling him to leave the institution for a time.
v. t.
To assault; to injure; also, to bring by violence; to compel.
n.
The sitting of an army around or before a fortified place for the purpose of compelling the garrison to surrender; the surrounding or investing of a place by an army, and approaching it by passages and advanced works, which cover the besiegers from the enemy's fire. See the Note under Blockade.
v. t.
To reduce to the necessity of; to force; to compel.
n.
The right which the owner of a mill possesses, by contract or law, to compel the tenants of a certain district, or of his sucken, to bring all their grain to his mill for grinding.
n.
One who compels or constrains.
v. t.
To require or compel to reside in the country; to banish or send away temporarily; to impose rustication on.
v. t.
To bind or firmly hold to an act; to compel; to constrain; to bind to any act of duty or courtesy by a formal pledge.
v. t.
To cause or compel to swim; to make to float; as, to swim a horse across a river.
p. pr. & vb. n
of Compel
n.
A drinking glass, without a foot or stem; -- so called because originally it had a pointed or convex base, and could not be set down with any liquor in it, thus compelling the drinker to finish his measure.
v. t.
To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to hush.
a.
Serving to compel; compulsory.
v. t.
To require; to constrain; to compel; to force; to cause; to occasion; -- followed by a noun or pronoun and infinitive.
v. t.
To subdue, and bring under the yoke of power or dominion; to conquer by force, and compel to submit to the government or absolute control of another; to vanquish.
n.
To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.
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