distrain meaning
EN
[dɪˈstɹeɪn] [-eɪn] - VerbSGdistrainsPRdistrainingPT, PPdistrainedPREdis-SUF-ain
- (obsolete) To squeeze, press, embrace; to constrain, oppress.
- (law, transitive, obsolete) To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property.
- (law, intransitive) To seize somebody's property in place of, or to force, payment of a debt.
- to distrain a person by his goods and chattels
- (obsolete) To pull off, tear apart.
- (obsolete) To squeeze, press, embrace; to constrain, oppress.
Definition of distrain in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Verbs
- en distraint
- en distrains
- en distraints
- en distrainer
- en distrainor
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "distrain" is a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.