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- Dictionaryrestrain/rɪˈstreɪn/
verb
- 1. prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits: "the need to restrain public expenditure" Similar Opposite
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to control the actions or behaviour of someone by force, especially in order to stop them from doing something, or to limit the growth or force of something: When he started fighting, it took four police officers to restrain him. She was so angry that she could hardly restrain her self.
The meaning of RESTRAIN is to prevent from doing, exhibiting, or expressing something. How to use restrain in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Restrain.
1. a. To hold back or keep in check; control: was able restrain his emotions. b. To prevent (a person or group) from doing something or acting in a certain way: She was restrained from selling the house by her fond memories. 2.
If you restrain an emotion or you restrain yourself from doing something, you prevent yourself from showing that emotion or doing what you wanted or intended to do. She was unable to restrain her desperate anger.
Restrain definition: to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress. See examples of RESTRAIN used in a sentence.
Restrain means to hold yourself back, which is exactly what you'd have to do if, after weeks of dieting, you found yourself face to face with a dessert case filled with pies, cakes, and cookies. Restrain can also mean to restrict or hold back someone else, to prevent someone from doing what they're intending to do.
to control the actions or behavior of someone by force, especially in order to stop them from doing something, or to limit the growth or force of something: When he started fighting, it took four police officers to restrain him. She was so angry that she could hardly restrain her self.
verb. /rɪˈstreɪn/ Verb Forms. to stop somebody/something from doing something, especially by using physical force. restrain somebody/something The prisoner had to be restrained by the police. He placed a restraining hand on her arm.
Restrain definition: to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress. See examples of RESTRAIN used in a sentence.
Restrain definition: To hold, fasten, or secure so as to prevent or limit movement.
