restraining
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Synonyms:
controlling, constraining, restrictive, inhibiting
restrain
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Sense: Verb: hold back
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hold back, hold in, hold sth/sb in check, check Collocations, control Collocations, curb Collocations, suppress Collocations, repress, stifle Collocations, rein in, keep down, bridle, inhibit, regulate, choke back, bottle up, cork Collocations, put a lid on , keep sth/sb under control
Sense: Verb: prohibit
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Sense: Verb: prevent
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Sense: Verb: bind
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bind Collocations, tie up, tie down, chain up, chain down, handcuff, shackle, fetter, manacle, put sb in irons, cuff Collocations