v. t. | 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. |
2. | To draw back toghtly, as a rein. | |
3. | To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge. | |
4. | To limit; to confine; to restrict. | |
5. | To withhold; to forbear. |
Verb | 1. | restrain - keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool" |
2. | restrain - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" | |
3. | restrain - to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" | |
4. | restrain - hold back | |
5. | restrain - to compel or deter by or as if by threats Synonyms: intimidate |