Restrain

  • 11restrain — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English restraynen, from Anglo French restreindre, from Latin restringere to restrain, restrict, from re + stringere to bind tight more at strain Date: 14th century 1. a. to prevent from doing, exhibiting, or… …

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  • 12restrain — 01. Grace grabbed her friend by the arm to [restrain] him after someone tried to start a fight with him in the bar. 02. Police had to [restrain] the victim s family members when the suspect was brought into court. 03. It was hard for her to… …

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  • 13restrain — re|strain [rıˈstreın] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: restreindre, from Latin restringere, from stringere; STRINGENT] 1.) to stop someone from doing something, often by using physical force restrain sb from doing sth ▪ I had to… …

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  • 14restrain — verb (T) 1 to prevent someone from doing something harmful or stupid: restrain sb from doing sth: I had to restrain her from running out into the street after him. | restrain yourself (from): She could hardly restrain herself from hitting Walt. 2 …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15restrain — v. (D; refl., tr.) to restrain from (to restrain smb. from committing violence) * * * [rɪ streɪn] (D; refl., tr.) to restrain from (to restrain smb. from committing violence) …

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  • 16restrain */ — UK [rɪˈstreɪn] / US verb [transitive] Word forms restrain : present tense I/you/we/they restrain he/she/it restrains present participle restraining past tense restrained past participle restrained 1) to prevent someone or yourself from doing… …

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  • 17restrain — restrainable, adj. restrainability, n. restrainingly, adv. /ri strayn /, v.t. 1. to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one s temper. 2. to deprive of liberty, as by arrest or the like. 3. to limit or… …

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  • 18restrain — See check, curb, restrain, constrain. See check, curb, restrain, constrain …

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  • 19restrain — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To hold in check] Syn. check, control, curb, bridle, rein in, inhibit, suppress, keep in, handle, regulate, keep in line, guide, direct, keep down, keep from, repress, harness, muzzle, tether, chain, fetter, keep a rein on,… …

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  • 20restrain — re|strain [ rı streın ] verb transitive * 1. ) to prevent someone or yourself from doing something: Please restrain yourself from coughing during the performance. 2. ) to physically control the movements of a person or animal: The passenger had… …

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