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restrain
Overview of verb restrain
The verb restrain has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (11) restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back -- (keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool")
2. (3) restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle -- (place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends")
3. (1) restrain, confine, hold -- (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")
4. (1) restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain -- (hold back)
5. intimidate, restrain -- (to compel or deter by or as if by threats)
Grep of noun restrain
restrainer
restraint
restraint of trade
Antonyms of verb restrain
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb restrain
5 senses of restrain
Sense 1
restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> prevent, keep
Sense 2
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> prevent, keep
Sense 3
restrain, confine, hold
=> disable, disenable, incapacitate
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 4
restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
=> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> prevent, keep
Sense 5
intimidate, restrain
=> discourage
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb restrain
5 senses of restrain
Sense 1
restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> hold
=> confine
=> quench
=> bottle up, suppress
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Sense 2
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> reduce, tighten
=> tie
=> gate
=> draw the line, draw a line
=> mark off, mark out
=> rule, harness, rein
=> baffle, regulate
=> hamper, halter, cramp, strangle
=> stiffen, tighten, tighten up, constrain
=> clamp down, crack down
=> inhibit
=> restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
Sense 3
restrain, confine, hold
=> tie down, tie up, bind, truss
=> fetter, shackle
=> enchain
=> pinion, shackle
=> impound, pound
=> pound, pound up
=> pen up, fold
=> ground
Sense 4
restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
=> bridle
=> curb
=> clog
Sense 5
intimidate, restrain
=> daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb restrain
5 senses of restrain
Sense 1
restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> prevent, keep
Sense 2
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Sense 3
restrain, confine, hold
=> disable, disenable, incapacitate
Sense 4
restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
=> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
Sense 5
intimidate, restrain
=> discourage
'Cause To' of verb restrain
Derived Forms of verb restrain
5 senses of restrain
Sense 1
restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
RELATED TO>(noun) restrainer#2
=> restrainer, controller
RELATED TO>(noun) restraint#1
=> restraint
Sense 2
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
RELATED TO>(noun) restrainer#2
=> restrainer, controller
Sense 3
restrain, confine, hold
RELATED TO>(noun) restrainer#2
=> restrainer, controller
RELATED TO>(noun) restraint#3
=> constraint, restraint
Sense 4
restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
RELATED TO>(noun) restrainer#2
=> restrainer, controller
Sense 5
intimidate, restrain
RELATED TO>(noun) restrainer#2
=> restrainer, controller
Domain of verb restrain
Domain Terms of verb restrain
Familiarity of verb restrain
restrain used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb restrain
5 senses of restrain
Sense 1
restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Somebody ----s somebody PP
Sense 2
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody PP
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 3
restrain, confine, hold
EX: They want to restrain the prisoners
Sense 4
restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
intimidate, restrain
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb restrain
5 senses of restrain
Sense 1
restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
> prevent, keep
=> defend
=> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> exclude, keep out, shut out, shut
=> hold
=> keep away
=> blank
=> impede, hinder
=> rain out, wash out
Sense 2
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
=> damp
=> mortify, subdue, cricify
=> deny, abnegate
=> restrict
=> train
=> catch
=> bate
=> thermostat
=> countercheck, counteract
Sense 3
restrain, confine, hold
> disable, disenable, incapacitate
=> lay up
=> nobble
=> pinion
=> restrain, confine, hold
Sense 4
restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> reduce, tighten
=> tie
=> gate
=> draw the line, draw a line
=> mark off, mark out
=> rule, harness, rein
=> baffle, regulate
=> hamper, halter, cramp, strangle
=> stiffen, tighten, tighten up, constrain
=> clamp down, crack down
=> inhibit
=> restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
Sense 5
intimidate, restrain
> discourage
=> depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise
=> dishearten, put off
=> intimidate, restrain
=> throw cold water on, pour cold water on
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb restrain
Sense 1
restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> prevent, keep
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Sense 2
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
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Sense 3
restrain, confine, hold
=> disable, disenable, incapacitate
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Sense 4
restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
=> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
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Sense 5
intimidate, restrain
=> discourage
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Grep of verb restrain
restrain
Grep of adj restrain
restrained
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