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English verb: restrain | |||
| 1. | restrain (social) keep under control; keep in check | ||
| Samples | Suppress a smile. Keep your temper. Keep your cool. | ||
| Synonyms | hold back, keep, keep back | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bottle up, inhibit, suppress | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bottle up, check, confine, contain, control, curb, hold, hold, hold in, inhibit, moderate, suppress | ||
| 2. | restrain (change) place limits on (extent or access) | ||
| Samples | Restrict the use of this parking lot. Limit the time you can spend with your friends. | ||
| Synonyms | bound, confine, limit, restrict, throttle, trammel | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | baffle, clamp down, constrain, constrain, crack down, cramp, cumber, draw a line, draw the line, encumber, gate, halter, hamper, harness, inhibit, mark off, mark out, reduce, regulate, rein, restrain, rule, stiffen, strangle, tie, tighten, tighten, tighten up | ||
| 3. | restrain (contact) to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Examples | They want to restrain the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | confine, hold | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disable, disenable, incapacitate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bind, enchain, fetter, fold, ground, impound, pen up, pinion, pound, pound, pound up, shackle, shackle, tie down, tie up, truss | ||
| 4. | restrain (contact) hold back | ||
| Synonyms | constrain, cumber, encumber | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bridle, clog, curb | ||
| 5. | restrain (emotion) to compel or deter by or as if by threats | ||
| Synonyms | intimidate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discourage | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dash, daunt, frighten away, frighten off, pall, scare, scare away, scare off | ||
| Entail | warn | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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