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:

• 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