Thesaurus: restrain

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1. 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.
2. v. t. To draw back toghtly, as a rein.
3. v. t. To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge.
4. v. t. To limit; to confine; to restrict.
5. v. t. To withhold; to forbear.
6. v. to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
7. v. restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult
8. v. prevent (someone or something) from doing something
9. v. prevent the action or expression of
10. 1. 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. Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature Gives way to in repose! Shak. 2. To draw back toghtly, as a rein. [Obs.] Shak. 3. To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge. Though they two were committed, at least restrained of their liberty. Clarendon. 4. To limit; to confine; to restrict. Trench. Not only a metaphysical or natural, but a moral, universality also is to be restrained by a part of the predicate. I. Watts. 5. To withhold; to forbear. Thou restrained prayer before God. Job. xv. 4. Syn. -- To check; hinder; stop; withhold; repress; curb; suppress; coerce; restrict; limit; confine.
11. v:100 v. keep under control; keep in check v. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement v. hold back