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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
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
action verb
regular
present tense
restrain
3rd person singular
restrains
present participle
restraining
past simple
restrained
past participle
restrained
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
