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What does restrain mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word restrain? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To control or keep in check.
  2. (transitive) To deprive of liberty.
  3. (transitive) To restrict or limit.
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A police inspector standing nearby saw what was happening but did not intervene to help the plaintiff restrain the prisoner.
It became the central plank in a nonproliferation regime that helped restrain the pace of global nuclear proliferation.
He assaulted nurses who tried to calm and restrain him and left other workers cowering as he ranted at them.
Most will tell you what a challenge it is to restrain a company of Marines once their blood is up, the scent fresh and the chase is afoot.
A democrat can hardly object if the people believe that they should restrain themselves by using the courts.
This is not simply a case about an injunction to restrain threatened future conduct.

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