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"she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays"verbprevent the action or expression of
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verbto close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movementtype of:
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verbrestrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult
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"security guards restrained the reporter from throwing another shoe"verbprevent (someone or something) from doing something
Definition that contains restrain
- lead restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
- controlled restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
- fixing restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
- leash restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
- gag restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
- damp restrain or discourage
- muzzle restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
- regulate restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.)
- subdued restrained in style or quality
- tether restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal