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Synset

prevent the action or expression of
<verb.change>

hold back more info
keep more info
keep back more info
restrain more info

sample sentences

"hold back your anger"
"keep your cool"
"she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
restraint restrainer
semantic pointers
hyponym
hold blink, wink, blink away rule, harness, rein baffle, regulate swallow confine control, check, contain, curb, hold in, hold, moderate