Definitions
1.verbTo squeeze, press, embrace; to constrain, oppress.
2.verbTo force (someone) to do something by seizing their property."to distrain a person by his goods and chattels"
3.verbTo seize somebody's property in place of, or to force, payment of a debt.
4.verbTo pull off, tear apart.
5.nounThe act or process by which something is distrained.