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to restrain
01
to hold back the expression of emotions
Transitive: to restrain an emotion
Examples
He had to restrain his anger when dealing with the difficult customer.
02
to limit or restrict someone or something's movement, actions, or freedom
Transitive: to restrain sb/sth
Examples
The police used handcuffs to restrain the suspect during the arrest.
03
to stop someone or something from acting or to keep something within boundaries
Transitive: to restrain sth | to restrain sb/sth from sth
Examples
The medication helped restrain the symptoms of the illness.
Lexical Tree
restrain
strain
