Restrain

[rɪ'streɪn] or [rɪ'stren]

Definition

(verb.) hold back.

(verb.) 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 held the journalists for ransom'.

(verb.) keep under control; keep in check; 'suppress a smile'; 'Keep your temper'; 'keep your cool'.

Editor: Stu--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) To draw back toghtly, as a rein.

(v. t.) To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge.

(v. t.) To limit; to confine; to restrict.

(v. t.) To withhold; to forbear.

Editor: Melinda

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Check, curb, bridle, repress, suppress, withhold, constrain, cramp, interdict, keep, contain, hold back, hold in, keep under.[2]. Hinder, prevent, debar, bar, stop, prohibit.[3]. Limit, confine, restrict, circumscribe.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Check, repress, hinder, limit, confine, restrict, withhold, curb, coerce,prohibit, narrow, circumscribe, reduce

ANT:Promote, advance, urge, incite, aid, liberate, indulge, loose, vent, amplify,enlarge, expand, extend

Inputed by Eleanor

Definition

v.t. to hold back: to check: to withhold to forbid: to hinder: to limit.—adj. Restrain′able capable of being restrained.—adv. Restrain′edly.—n. Restrain′er (phot.) a chemical used to retard the act of the developer in an overexposed plate &c.—p.adj. Restrain′ing.—ns. Restrain′ment; Restraint′ act of restraining: state of being restrained: want of liberty: limitation: hinderance: reserve; Restraint′-bed -chair used for the insane.

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Examples

Checker: Paulette

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