distrain

Verb

Verb Forms: distrained, distraining, distrains

To seize and hold property as security or payment for a debt.
levy a distress on
confiscate by distress
legally take something in place of a debt payment
To squeeze, press, embrace; to constrain, oppress.
To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property.
To seize somebody's property in place of, or to force, payment of a debt.
To pull off, tear apart.

Examples

I tried to DISTRAIN my opponent’s access to the triple word score by blocking it.
to distrain a person by his goods and chattels

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English distreynen, from Old French destraindre, from Latin distringō (“to pull asunder”), from dis- (“apart”) + stringō (“to draw tight, strain”).

Synonyms

distress

Scrabble Score: 9

distrain: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
distrain: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
distrain: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

distrain: valid Words With Friends Word