RESTRAIN

(verb) place limits on (extent or access)
"restrict the use of this parking lot", "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
synonyms : bound , confine , limit , restrict , throttle , trammel
(verb) hold back
synonyms : constrain , cumber , encumber
I was encumbered on weekends due to the month end work load. -added by priyavanjeri
(verb) to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
"This holds the local until the express passengers change trains", "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade", "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center", "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
synonyms : confine , hold
(verb) to compel or deter by or as if by threats
synonyms : intimidate
(verb) keep under control; keep in check
"suppress a smile", "Keep your temper", "keep your cool"
synonyms : hold back , keep , keep back

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