Dictionary definition · restrain
verb
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement"This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"
- restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult
- prevent (someone or something) from doing something"security guards restrained the reporter from throwing another shoe"
- prevent the action or expression of"hold back your anger"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).