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- restrain :to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
- 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
- restrain :prevent (someone or something) from doing something
- security guards restrained the reporter from throwing another shoe
- restrain :prevent the action or expression of
- hold back your anger|keep your cool|she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays
- restrain :restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult
- restrain :to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement