restrained meaning
EN[-eɪnd]US
- VerbBFrestrainSGrestrainsPRrestrainingPREré-
- simple past tense and past participle of restrain.
- He was restrained by the straight jacket.
- simple past tense and past participle of restrain.
- AdjectiveBFrestrain
- Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.
- He greeted her for the first time in three years with a restrained embrace.
- Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- The purpose of the tramper is to pack the lint into the press box under the restraining dogs near the top end of the press box.
- Their messy breakup culminated in a restraining order.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of restrained in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary