| bate |
to moderate or control; restrain. [1/3 definitions] |
| bind |
to keep from leaving or acting on one's own; restrain. [1/13 definitions] |
| bit1 |
the metal part of a bridle that is placed in the mouth of an animal, usu. a horse, and used to restrain or control. [2/5 definitions] |
| bottle up |
to restrain or suppress. [1/2 definitions] |
| break loose |
to shed inhibitions or emotional ties that restrain one. [1/2 definitions] |
| bridle |
anything that serves to restrain or guide. [2/5 definitions] |
| chasten |
to subdue or restrain. [1/3 definitions] |
| constrain |
to hold back; restrain. [1/3 definitions] |
| control |
to hold back or restrain. [1/4 definitions] |
| cork |
to restrain, as if with a cork. [1/6 definitions] |
| countercheck |
to check or restrain by opposing action. [1/4 definitions] |
| curb |
to limit or restrain; check. [1/4 definitions] |
| damp |
to hold back or restrain the motion of. [1/8 definitions] |
| dampen |
to restrain or depress. [1/3 definitions] |
| dike |
to restrain with or as if with a dike. [1/6 definitions] |
| enchain |
to bind or restrain with, or as though with, chains. [1/2 definitions] |
| fetter |
to place fetters on or otherwise restrain or confine. [1/3 definitions] |
| govern |
to control or restrain. [1/5 definitions] |
| guard |
to keep watch over so as to prevent escape; keep in check; restrain. [1/8 definitions] |
| halter1 |
a rope or strap with a bitless headstall that is set on the head or neck, as of a horse or ox, to restrain or guide the animal. [1/5 definitions] |
| handcuff |
to restrain by using handcuffs. [1/3 definitions] |