#1
restrain v. [
keep, keep back, hold back] keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"
. wn #2
restrain v. [
restrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle] place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
. wn #3
restrain v. [
confine, hold] to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists h
. wn #4
restrain v. [
encumber, cumber, constrain] hold back
. wn #5
restrain v. [
intimidate] to compel or deter by or as if by threats
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