Restrain

What do we mean by restrain?

To hold back or keep in check; control. transitive verb

To prevent (a person or group) from doing something or acting in a certain way. transitive verb

To hold, fasten, or secure so as to prevent or limit movement. transitive verb

To draw tight; strain.

To hold back; hold in; check; confine; hold from action or motion, either by physical or moral force, or by any interposing obstacle; hence, to repress or suppress: as, to restrain a horse by a bridle; to restrain men from crimes and trespasses by laws; to restrain, laughter.

To abridge; restrict; hinder from liberty of action.

To limit; confine; restrict in definition.

To withhold; forbear.

To forbid; prohibit.

Synonyms Restrain, Repress, Restrict; stop, withhold, curb, bridle, coerce. Restrain and repress are general words for holding or pressing back; restrict applies to holding back to a more definite degree: as, to restrain one's appetite; to restrict one's self in food or to a certain diet. That which we restrain we keep within limits; that which we restrict we keep within certain definite limits; that which we repress we try to put out of existence.

To draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by physical or moral force, or by any interposing obstacle; to repress or suppress; to keep down; to curb. transitive verb

To draw back toghtly, as a rein. transitive verb

To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge. transitive verb

To limit; to confine; to restrict. transitive verb

To withhold; to forbear. transitive verb

To control or keep in check. verb

To deprive of liberty. verb

To restrict or limit. verb

Hold back verb

To control or keep in check.

To deprive of liberty.

To restrict or limit.

Words that are spelled similarly to restrain:
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Words that rhyme with restrain:
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Consonant match to restrain:
rest run, rostra in, rostron.

Words that sound like restrain:
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