restrain
US /rɪˈstren/
・UK /rɪ'streɪn/
B1
v.t.Transitive VerbTo limit, restrict, or keep under control
The fans couldn't restrain their excitement when the band arrived
v.t.Transitive VerbTo keep someone or something under control; to prevent from freedom of movement or action.
The police had to restrain him from attacking the other man.
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News Words: Deter
- To deter is to restrain or prevent someone from taking action, usually through fear of the result of such action.
To deter is to restrain or prevent someone from taking action, usually through fear of the result of such action.
- To deter is to restrain or prevent someone from taking action, usually through fear of the result of such action.
To deter is to restrain or prevent someone from taking action, usually through fear of the result of such action.
Porphyria's Lover By Robert Browning
- Nor could tonight's gay feast restrain. A sudden thought of one so pale
Nor could tonight's gay feast restrain. A sudden thought of one so pale
- But passion sometimes would prevail, nor could tonight's gay feast restrain a sudden thought of one so pale for love of her.
But passion sometimes would prevail, nor could tonight's gay feast restrain a sudden thought of one so pale for love of her.
In Time - Movie Review
- it's and it's almost as newell restrain if they get there
it's and it's almost as newell restrain if they get there
An Unforgettable Family Experience in Osaka at Nakaza Kuidaore 🇯🇵 Life in Japan EP 327
- Pudding. It was hard, but Ruth and I had to restrain ourselves at sushi because they had another lunch planned just for us.
Pudding. It was hard, but Ruth and I had to restrain ourselves at sushi because they had another lunch planned just for us.
- but Ruth and I had to restrain ourselves at sushi because they had another lunch planned just for us.
but Ruth and I had to restrain ourselves at sushi because they had another lunch planned just for us.
How porn completely changes your brain
- And it is this physical change in your brain that can over time make it harder for you to restrain from watching porn and even succumbing to dopamine cravings in general.
And it is this physical change in your brain that can over time make it harder for you to restrain from watching porn and even succumbing to dopamine cravings in general.
- And it is this physical change in your brain that can, over time, make it harder for you to restrain from watching porn and even succumbing to dopamine cravings in general.
And it is this physical change in your brain that can, over time, make it harder for you to restrain from watching porn and even succumbing to dopamine cravings in general.
Battle! 3-Yr-Old Fights Off Corrupt Police with Steel Pipe | China Uncensored
- and the adults don't know how to restrain him." There was even an online survey that got more than 100, 000 responses.
and the adults don't know how to restrain him." There was even an online survey that got more than 100, 000 responses.
- and the adults don’t know how to restrain him.”
and the adults don’t know how to restrain him.”
A simple way to break a bad habit Judson Brewer Ted Talks 2016
- Seeing what we get from our habits helps us understand them on a deeper level, to know it in our own bones, so we don't have to force ourselves to hold back or restrain ourselves from behavior.
Seeing what we get from our habits helps us understand them on a deeper level, to know it in our own bones, so we don't have to force ourselves to hold back or restrain ourselves from behavior.
- don't have to force ourselves to hold back or restrain ourselves from behavior
don't have to force ourselves to hold back or restrain ourselves from behavior
Stationery Haul | Zoella
- and you—if you are a stationery lover, you should check it out because I guarantee there is something in there that you are going to want to buy, or that you're going to have to restrain yourself from buying.
and you—if you are a stationery lover, you should check it out because I guarantee there is something in there that you are going to want to buy, or that you're going to have to restrain yourself from buying.
- that you are gonna want to buy, or that you're gonna have to restrain yourself from buying.
that you are gonna want to buy, or that you're gonna have to restrain yourself from buying.
The boom in digital trade: how data are replacing physical goods
- the Middle East, governments are using privacy rules to restrain data flows and requiring companies to keep local servers.
the Middle East, governments are using privacy rules to restrain data flows and requiring companies to keep local servers.
- to restrain data flows and requiring companies to keep local servers.
to restrain data flows and requiring companies to keep local servers.
Feeding Nine Billion Video 1: Introducing Solutions to the Global Food Crisis by Dr. Evan Fraser
- In the same way, we need a robust legal framework to restrain agriculture from destroying the environment.
In the same way, we need a robust legal framework to restrain agriculture from destroying the environment.
- in the same way we need a robust legal framework to restrain agriculture from
in the same way we need a robust legal framework to restrain agriculture from