| Main Entry: |
restrain |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
keep under control; hold back |
Synonyms: |
arrest,
bind, bottle up, box up, bridle,
chain,
check, choke back, circumscribe,
confine,
constrain,
contain,
control,
cool*, cork, crack down,
curb,
curtail, debar, delimit, detain,
deter,
direct, fetter, gag,
govern,
guide,
hamper,
handicap,
harness, hem in,
hinder, hogtie,
hold, impound,
imprison,
inhibit,
jail,
keep, keep down, keep in line,
kill*,
limit, lock up, manacle, muzzle, pinion,
prevent,
proscribe, pull back,
repress,
restrict, sit on,
stay,
subdue,
suppress, tie down, tie up
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| Notes: |
refrain means to choose not to do something or partake of something; restrain means to immobilize by force or to forbid an action |
Antonyms: |
free, liberate, release
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