restrain

IPA: ristrˈeɪn

verb

  • (transitive) To control or keep in check.
  • (transitive) To deprive of liberty.
  • (transitive) To restrict or limit.
  • (transitive) To strain again.
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Examples of "restrain" in Sentences

  • It restrains the power of the executive.
  • The happiness is great and yet restrained.
  • Of course the president is restrained by law.
  • The bailiff jumps out to restrain the defendant.
  • The clothes were unshaped and the colors restrained.
  • After the riots, the Carnival became more restrained.
  • He was eventually tackled and restrained by onlookers.
  • The police restrained the crowd entering the building.
  • Both the injunction and the restraining order were denied.
  • Prior to that, the media coverage was restrained and infrequent.
  • We always think that it's the gov'ts fault for trying to 'restrain' us from hunting.
  • One by Sue Polidura of the Seacoast Freedom Network links to a story about Perry's opposition to so-called "restrain the TSA" legislation in Texas.
  • All that trash coming in from Canada that Michigan politicians have spent years trying to restrain is starting to look like pure gold as a source of alternative energy, Gov.
  • Think back on King's record not least his sycophantic praise of Gordon Brown prior to 2005 and the failure of both the Bank of England and the Treasury to restrain a kamikaze housing boom supported by sub prime lending and you marvel at his remarkable powers of survival.
  • To begin with, no matter what the secretary says and how many times he says it, many investors and traders are skeptical, either of the Bush's commitment to a strong dollar, or of its ability to do what is necessary to achieve a strong dollar -- namely restrain the U.S. budget deficit.
  • I'm an unrepentantly profane, blasphemous and sacrilegious apostate-cum-heretic, and while my own roots are Protestant, I don't restrain myself to that culture if I'm of a mood to kick against the pricks (I can just hear the wry voice from the back now: "Fuck, do you even know the meaning of the word restrain?").

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