restrain – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
restrain
v.
curb, hinder; arrest, take away one's liberty; repress, subdue
Restraint
Restraint may refer to:
- Self-control, a personal virtue
- Physical restraint, the practice of rendering people helpless or keeping them in captivity by means such as handcuffs, ropes, straps, etc.
- Restraint (film), an Australian thriller directed by David Deenan
- Safety harness
- The use of any type of brake etc. to slow down or stop any moving machine or vehicle
- Restraint (book), a non-fiction book on international relations by Barry Posen
restrain
Verb
1. keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"
(synonym) suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
(hypernym) prevent, keep
(hyponym) hold
(derivation) restrainer, controller
2. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
(synonym) restrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
(hypernym) control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
(hyponym) reduce, tighten
(derivation) restrainer, controller
3. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "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"
(synonym) confine, hold
(hypernym) disable, disenable, incapacitate
(hyponym) tie down, tie up, bind, truss
(derivation) restrainer, controller
4. hold back
(synonym) encumber, cumber, constrain
(hypernym) restrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
(hyponym) bridle
(derivation) restrainer, controller
5. to compel or deter by or as if by threats
(synonym) intimidate
(hypernym) discourage
(hyponym) daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare
(entail) warn
(derivation) restrainer, controller
restrain
v.
držet
restrain
Czas.
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