restrain

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. Source: opted

2. v. t. To draw back toghtly, as a rein. Source: opted

3. v. t. To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge. Source: opted

4. v. t. To limit; to confine; to restrict. Source: opted

5. v. t. To withhold; to forbear. Source: opted

6. v. to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement Source: wordnet

7. v. restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult Source: wordnet

8. v. prevent (someone or something) from doing something Source: wordnet

9. v. prevent the action or expression of Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

11. v:100 v. keep under control; keep in check v. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement v. hold back Source: ecdict

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