meaning of restrain2

1. 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.
2.
To draw back toghtly, as a rein.
3.
To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge.
4.
To limit; to confine; to restrict.
5.
To withhold; to forbear.
6.
place limits on extent or access; "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your ">friends"


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