Restrain
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹɪˈstɹeɪn/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Restrain is a verb meaning (transitive) To control or keep in check.
Meaning
(transitive) To control or keep in check.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To deprive of liberty.
- (transitive) To restrict or limit.
- (transitive) To strain again.
Example Sentences
He was restrained by the straitjacket.
Squeeze the juice from 3 oranges and let the juice stand. Then pour it off, strain, and mix with the syrup. Restrain the liquid and chill in a mold.
As with vicarious mismenstruation, the abnormal cessation only requires strict attention to the general health, with such measures to restrain hemorrhage as have already been indicated.
In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. […] The public realm is privatised, the regulations restraining the ultra-wealthy and the companies they control are abandoned, and Edwardian levels of inequality are almost fetishised.
Word Forms
- restrains
- restraining
- restrained
Synonyms for restrain
Depending on context, synonyms include check, limit, withstrain, confine, detain, hold.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include restrict, limit, confine, hold, cumber, encumber.
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