vt to draw back toghtly, as a rein.
2. restrain ·vt to withhold; to forbear.
3. restrain ·vt to hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge.
4. restrain ·vt to limit; to confine; to restrict.
5. restrain ·vt 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.