restrain
Verb
Verb Forms: restrained, restraining, restrains
- To hold back from action; to keep under control or limit.
- keep under control; keep in check
- place limits on (extent or access)
- to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
- hold back
- to compel or deter by or as if by threats
- To control or keep in check.
- To deprive of liberty.
- To restrict or limit.
- To strain again.
Examples
- He had to RESTRAIN himself from using a risky challenge, choosing a safer play instead.
- He was restrained by the straitjacket.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English restreinen, from Old French restreindre, from Latin rēstringere (“fasten, tighten”).
Synonyms
bound, confine, constrain, cumber, encumber, hold, hold back, intimidate, keep, keep back, limit, restrict, throttle, trammel, check, detain, withstrain
Scrabble Score: 8
restrain: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordrestrain: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
restrain: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary