restrain (Meaning)
restrain (v)
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult
prevent (someone or something) from doing something
prevent the action or expression of
restrain (v. t.)
To draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by physical or moral force, or by any interposing obstacle; to repress or suppress; to keep down; to curb.
To draw back toghtly, as a rein.
To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge.
To limit; to confine; to restrict.
To withhold; to forbear.
Synonyms & Antonyms of restrain
restrain Sentence Examples
- The nurse gently restrained the agitated patient to prevent harm to himself or others.
- The ropes were used to restrain the captured criminal during transport.
- The dog's excessive barking led the owner to restrain him with a muzzle.
- The security guards restrained the unruly crowd before they could enter the building.
- The police officer restrained the suspect with handcuffs after a brief struggle.
- The doctor restrained the patient's arm to perform an injection.
- The teacher had to restrain himself from reacting to the student's disrespectful behavior.
- The horses were restrained in their stalls before being transported to the racecourse.
- The government imposed sanctions to restrain the flow of goods and services to the target country.
- The icy grip of fear restrained his heart, leaving him unable to move.
FAQs About the word restrain
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement, restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult, prevent (someone
suppress, keep, control, contain,regulate, curb, stifle,constrain, check, measure
lose, loosen, liberate, lose, liberate, loosen,express, loose, express, loose
The nurse gently restrained the agitated patient to prevent harm to himself or others.
The ropes were used to restrain the captured criminal during transport.
The dog's excessive barking led the owner to restrain him with a muzzle.
The security guards restrained the unruly crowd before they could enter the building.
