Definition of restrain

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Restrain (v. t.) To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge.

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Incorrection :: Incorrection (n.) Want of correction, restraint, or discipline..
Modest :: Modest (a.) Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstructive; as, a modest youth; a modest man..
Retentive :: Retentive (n.) That which retains or confines; a restraint.
Continent :: Continent (a.) Abstaining from sexual intercourse; exercising restraint upon the sexual appetite; esp., abstaining from illicit sexual intercourse; chaste..
Qualify :: Qualify (v. t.) To reduce from a general, undefined, or comprehensive form, to particular or restricted form; to modify; to limit; to restrict; to restrain; as, to qualify a statement, claim, or proposition..
Irrepressible :: Irrepressible (a.) Not capable of being repressed, restrained, or controlled; as, irrepressible joy; an irrepressible conflict..
Padlock :: Padlock (n.) Fig.: A curb; a restraint.
Unrein :: Unrein (v. t.) To loosen the reins of; to remove restraint from.
Stint :: Stint (v. t.) To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to confine; to restrain; to restrict to a scant allowance.
Incontinent :: Incontinent (a.) Unable to restrain natural evacuations.
Loose :: Loose (n.) Freedom from restraint.
Collar :: Collar (n.) Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the collar of a dog..
Confiner :: Confiner (n.) One who, or that which, limits or restrains..
Ahead :: Ahead (adv.) Headlong; without restraint.
Keeping :: Keeping (n.) A holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation.
Inhibition :: Inhibition (n.) The act of inhibiting, or the state of being inhibited; restraint; prohibition; embargo..
Reserved :: Reserved (a.) Restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward, or cautious, in communicating one's thoughts and feelings; not free or frank..
Liberal :: Liberal (a.) Free to excess; regardless of law or moral restraint; licentious.
Reserve :: Reserve (n.) Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.
Restraint :: Restraint (n.) The act or process of restraining, or of holding back or hindering from motion or action, in any manner; hindrance of the will, or of any action, physical or mental..
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