RESTRAIN


Meaning of RESTRAIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rɪsˈtreɪn ]

v.tr. 1 (often refl., usu. foll. by from) check or hold in; keep in check or under control or within bounds. 2 repress; keep down. 3 confine; imprison. øørestrainable adj. restrainer n. [ME f. OF restrei(g)n- stem of restreindre f. L restringere restrict- (as RE-, stringere tie)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.