restrained (verb)
1restrain — verb ADVERB ▪ barely ▪ I barely restrained myself from hitting him. ▪ properly ▪ The horse must be properly restrained in a location where it would not hurt itself. ▪ forcibly …
2loosen up — verb 1. cause to become unblocked (Freq. 1) The medicine unstuffed my nose in minutes! • Syn: ↑unstuff • Ant: ↑stuff (for: ↑unstuff) …
3restrain — verb 1) Charles restrained his anger Syn: control, keep under control, check, hold/keep in check, curb, suppress, repress, contain, dampen, subdue, smother, choke back, stifle, bottle up, rein back/in; informal keep the lid on 2) …
4toy with — verb take into consideration, have in view (Freq. 1) He entertained the notion of moving to South America • Syn: ↑entertain, ↑think of, ↑flirt with, ↑think about • Hypernyms: ↑contemplate …
5kiss the gunner's daughter — verb To be flogged or beaten while restrained over a cannon. But I was punished, my lad made to kiss the wench that never speaks but when she scolds, and thats the gunners daughter, comrade …
6get tied up — verb a) To be detained or delayed. He got tied up in traffic and arrived late to the meeting. b) To be restrained with rope or cord. He got tied up by the robbers …
7underact — verb act a part in a play or film in an overly restrained or unemotional way …
8underplay — verb 1》 perform (a role or part) in a restrained way. 2》 represent (something) as less important than it really is …
9restrain — verb 1) Charles restrained his anger Syn: control, check, curb, suppress, contain, rein back/in; informal keep the lid on 2) she could barely restrain herself from swearing Syn: prevent, stop, keep, hold bac …
10HEBREW LANGUAGE — This entry is arranged according to the following scheme: pre biblical biblical the dead sea scrolls mishnaic medieval modern period A detailed table of contents precedes each section. PRE BIBLICAL nature of the evidence the sources phonology… …
