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Restraining
verb
Word Frequency:
1.8
Definitions
1.
verb
To control or keep in check.
2.
verb
To deprive of liberty.
3.
verb
To restrict or limit.
"He was restrained by the straight jacket."
4.
noun
The act by which someone or something is restrained.
Synonyms
check
limit
restrain
withstrain
confine
detain
restrict
hold back
keep back
hold
cumber
encumber
Rhymes With
waning
pertaining
straining
feigning
sustaining
training
reigning
maintaining
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