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restrain

verb

/rɪˈstreɪn/

Meaning

to hold back or control; to limit or restrict

to hold back, control, or prevent someone or something

Please restrain your dog.

The police had to restrain the angry protester.

restrain oneself

control, restrict, limit, constrain, suppress, curb, confine

Entry 1

control, restrict, limit, constrain

Entry 2

control, suppress, curb, limit, confine

release, free, liberate, unleash

Entry 1

release, free, liberate, unleash

Entry 2

release, free, liberate

restrain emotions, restrain oneself, restrain anger, restrain movement, restrain spending, restrain force

Entry 1

restrain emotions, restrain oneself, restrain anger, restrain movement, restrain spending

Entry 2

restrain anger, restrain force, restrain movement

to shake or tremble, often due to fear or a natural event like an earthquake

To make an action or process happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.

To defeat and take control of a place or people by force.

to express disapproval or find fault with someone or something

to melt or cause to melt after being frozen

To misunderstand or form an incorrect idea about something.