Word: distraining
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: di
strai
ning
Definition: Present participle of distrain; legally take something in place of a debt payment
Morphemes:
Affix: distrain
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To seize somebody's property in place of, or to force, payment of a debt.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
Meaning: apart
Affix: stringere
Language: la
Decoded: stringere
Meaning: to draw tight, strain
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.