restrain
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
keep under control; keep in check
suppress a smile
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- restraint derivation
- controller derivation
Sense 2 verb
place limits on (extent or access)
restrict the use of this parking lot
Types & categories
- curb hypernym
- tighten hyponym
- tie hyponym
- gate hyponym
- draw the line hyponym
- mark off hyponym
- harness hyponym
- baffle hyponym
- hamper hyponym
- tighten up hyponym
- clamp down hyponym
- inhibit hyponym
- constrain hyponym
Related & opposite
- restriction derivation
- restriction derivation
- clipper derivation
- hamper derivation
- limit derivation
- limitation derivation
- limitation derivation
- boundary derivation
- controller derivation
- bound derivation
- limitation derivation
- restrictive derivation
Sense 3 verb
to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
This holds the local until the express passengers change trains
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- keep derivation
- controller derivation
- constraint derivation
- custody derivation
Sense 4 verb
hold back
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- controller derivation
Sense 5 verb
to compel or deter by or as if by threats
Types & categories
- discourage hypernym
- daunt hyponym
Related & opposite
- bullying derivation
- determent derivation
- controller derivation
- warn entails
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | restraint |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | controller |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | bottle up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hold |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | confine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bottle up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | curb |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | restriction |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | restriction |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | clipper |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hamper |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | limit |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | limitation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | limitation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | boundary |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | controller |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bound |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | limitation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | restrictive |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | curb |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tighten |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tie |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | gate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | draw the line |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mark off |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | harness |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | baffle |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hamper |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tighten up |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | clamp down |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | inhibit |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | constrain |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | keep |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | controller |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | constraint |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | custody |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | disable |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tie down |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fetter |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | enchain |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | pinion |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | impound |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | pound up |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | pen up |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ground |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | controller |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | throttle |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | bridle |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | curb |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | clog |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | bullying |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | determent |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | controller |
| 5 | entails | Related & opposite | warn |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | discourage |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | daunt |