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Meaning of Restrain in English
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Restrain
see synonyms of restrainVerb
1. hold back, keep, keep back, restrain
keep under control; keep in check
Example Sentences:'suppress a smile''Keep your temper''keep your cool'
2. bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel
place limits on (extent or access)
Example Sentences:'restrict the use of this parking lot''limit the time you can spend with your friends'
to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
Example Sentences:'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 held the journalists for ransom'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Restrain
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Restrain
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Restrain
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