Results for restrain
Definitions of restrain:
part of speech: noun
Restrainer.
part of speech: verb transitive
To hold back: to check: to hinder: to limit.
part of speech: verb transitive
To check; to hold back; as, to restrain one's feelings; to limit; set bounds to; as, to restrain a people's liberty.
Usage examples for restrain:
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I did not hear what he said because I was trying to restrain Jack Heneage, but the audience laughed, so I suppose he began with a joke.
"Gossamer 1915", George A. Birmingham -
Pepita could not restrain herself.
"Pepita Ximenez", Juan Valera -
Then, unable to restrain myself, I rushed to her side and caught her hands.
"The Birthright", Joseph Hocking -
Now that her task, for the moment, was nearly over, she could hardly restrain herself nervously or keep herself from crying.
"Marcella", Mrs. Humphry Ward