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Word entry · 8 letters

restrain

Best crossword clue

"Hold back"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ɹɪˈstɹeɪn/Part of speech verbSorted aeinrrstStarts with REnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. prevent the action or expression of

Word origin

From Middle English restreinen, from Old French restreindre, from Latin rēstringere (“fasten, tighten”).

Used in a sentence

  • As with vicarious mismenstruation, the abnormal cessation only requires strict attention to the general health, with such measures to restrain hemorrhage as have already been indicated.
  • He was restrained by the straitjacket.
  • Squeeze the juice from 3 oranges and let the juice stand. Then pour it off, strain, and mix with the syrup. Restrain the liquid and chill in a mold.

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