restrain - Meaning in Tamil

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restrain - Meaning in Tamil

restrain Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of restrain in English

restrain verb

1. prevent the action or expression of

   Synonyms

   hold back, keep back, keep

   Examples

   • "hold back your anger"
   • "keep your cool"
   • "she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays"
2. restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult

   Synonyms

   cumber, encumber

3. to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement

   Synonyms

   confine, constrain, hold

   Examples

   • "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"
   • "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"
4. prevent (someone or something) from doing something

   Example

   • "security guards restrained the reporter from throwing another shoe"

Synonyms of restrain

• hold back, keep, keep back
• cumber, encumber
• confine, constrain, hold

More matches for restrain

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