verb
ADVERB
▪ barely
▪
I barely ~ed myself from hitting him.
▪ properly
▪
The horse must be properly ~ed in a location where it would not hurt itself.
▪ forcibly , physically
▪
She had to be physically ~ed.
VERB + RESTRAIN
▪ be unable to , can no longer , cannot
▪
She could not ~ a flash of pride.
▪ attempt to , seek to , try to
▪ manage to
▪ help (to)
PREPOSITION
▪ from
▪
He ~ed himself from shouting at her.
PHRASES
▪ an attempt to ~ sb , an effort to ~ sb
Restrain is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ injunction
Restrain is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ impatience , ↑ impulse , ↑ urge