Word Definition

Restrain

  1. To limit; to confine; to restrict.
  2. To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge.
  3. To draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by physical or moral force, or by any interposing obstacle; to repress or suppress; to keep down; to curb.
  4. To withhold; to forbear.
  5. To draw back toghtly, as a rein.