Definition of restrain

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Restrain (v. t.) To limit; to confine; to restrict.

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Contain :: Contain (v. t.) To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
Escape :: Escape (n.) That which escapes attention or restraint; a mistake; an oversight; also, transgression..
Continency :: Continency (n.) Self-restraint; self-command.
Controller :: Controller (n.) One who, or that which, controls or restraines; one who has power or authority to regulate or control; one who governs..
Moderation :: Moderation (n.) The act of moderating, or of imposing due restraint..
Stint :: Stint (v. t.) Limit; bound; restraint; extent.
Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.
Rein :: Rein (v. t.) To restrain; to control; to check.
Rage :: Rage (n.) To ravage; to prevail without restraint, or with destruction or fatal effect; as, the plague raged in Cairo..
Fast :: Fast (v.) Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint; reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a fast liver..
Restraint :: Restraint (n.) The state of being restrained.
Revel :: Revel (v. i.) To move playfully; to indulge without restraint.
Continent :: Continent (a.) Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing.
Diffuse :: Diffuse (a.) Poured out; widely spread; not restrained; copious; full; esp., of style, opposed to concise or terse; verbose; prolix; as, a diffuse style; a diffuse writer..
Imprison Ment :: Imprison ment (n.) The act of imprisoning, or the state of being imprisoned; confinement; restraint..
Bit :: Bit (v.) Fig.: Anything which curbs or restrains.
Rein :: Rein (n.) Hence, an instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing; government; restraint..
Cramp :: Cramp (v. t.) To compress; to restrain from free action; to confine and contract; to hinder.
Hold :: Hold (n. i.) To restrain one's self; to refrain.
Riot :: Riot (v. i.) To engage in riot; to act in an unrestrained or wanton manner; to indulge in excess of luxury, feasting, or the like; to revel; to run riot; to go to excess..
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