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restrain
verb
prevent the action or expression of
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Pronunciation
ɹɪˈstɹeɪn
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verb
prevent the action or expression of
“hold back your anger”
verb
restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult
verb
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
“This holds the local until the express passengers change trains”
verb
prevent (someone or something) from doing something
“security guards restrained the reporter from throwing another shoe”
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Example Sentences
hold back your anger
keep your cool
she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays
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
security guards restrained the reporter from throwing another shoe
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