restrain
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(verb) hold back |
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Synonyms: constrain, cumber, encumber |
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Related Words: bound, bridle, clog, confine, curb, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel |
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(verb) to close within bounds, limit or hold back from 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" |
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Synonyms: confine, hold |
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Related Words: bind, disable, disenable, enchain, fetter, fold, ground, incapacitate, pen up, pinion, shackle, tie down, tie up, truss |
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(verb) keep under control |
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Synonyms: hold back, keep, keep back |
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Related Words: bottle up, check, confine, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, keep, moderate, prevent, suppress |
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(verb) place limits on; "restrict the use of this parking lot" |
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Synonyms: bound, confine, limit, restrict, throttle, trammel |
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Related Words: baffle, check, clamp down, constrain, contain, control, crack down, cramp, cumber, curb, draw a line, draw the line, encumber, gate, halter, hamper, harness, hold, hold in, inhibit, mark off, mark out, moderate, reduce, regulate, rein, restrain, rule, stiffen, tie, tighten, tighten up |
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(verb) to compel or deter by or as if by threats |
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Synonyms: intimidate |
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Related Words: dash, daunt, discourage, frighten away, frighten off, pall, scare, scare away, scare off |
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