restrain someone

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• restrain — [[t]rɪstre͟ɪn[/t]] restrains, restraining, restrained 1) VERB If you restrain someone, you stop them from doing what they intended or wanted to do, usually by using your physical strength. [V n] Wally gripped my arm, partly to restrain me and… …   English dictionary

• restrain — re‧strain [rɪˈstreɪn] verb [transitive] to control or limit something that is starting to increase: • tough rules to restrain the creation of monopolies • A cut in consumer credit would restrain an economic recovery. * * * restrain UK US… …   Financial and business terms

• restrain — 01. Grace grabbed her friend by the arm to [restrain] him after someone tried to start a fight with him in the bar. 02. Police had to [restrain] the victim s family members when the suspect was brought into court. 03. It was hard for her to… …   Grammatical examples in English

• restrain — re|strain [rıˈstreın] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: restreindre, from Latin restringere, from stringere; STRINGENT] 1.) to stop someone from doing something, often by using physical force restrain sb from doing sth ▪ I had to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• restrain — verb (T) 1 to prevent someone from doing something harmful or stupid: restrain sb from doing sth: I had to restrain her from running out into the street after him. | restrain yourself (from): She could hardly restrain herself from hitting Walt. 2 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• restrain */ — UK [rɪˈstreɪn] / US verb [transitive] Word forms restrain : present tense I/you/we/they restrain he/she/it restrains present participle restraining past tense restrained past participle restrained 1) to prevent someone or yourself from doing… …   English dictionary

• restrain — re|strain [ rı streın ] verb transitive * 1. ) to prevent someone or yourself from doing something: Please restrain yourself from coughing during the performance. 2. ) to physically control the movements of a person or animal: The passenger had… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• stay someone's hand — restrain someone from acting. → hand …   English new terms dictionary

• restrain — [rɪˈstreɪn] verb [T] 1) to stop yourself or someone else from doing something 2) to control the movements of a person or animal …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• stay someone's hand — (literary) To stop someone on the point of doing something • • • Main Entry: ↑stay * * * restrain someone from acting …   Useful english dictionary

• clip someone’s wings — tv. to restrain someone; to reduce or put an end to a teenager’s privileges. □ One more stunt like that and I’m going to clip your wings for a couple of weeks. D Her father clipped her wings for getting into trouble with the cops …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions