restrain

verb15 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.4

to control someone using bodily force

to control someone using physical force

to only just succeed in controlling an emotion or action

to secure or control someone or something in the correct way

an act of trying to control a person

a physical or mental exertion to control a person

to make an effort to control someone or something

to make an effort to control someone or something

to be unable to control an emotion or action

not having the ability to control an emotion or action

to lose the ability to control an emotion or action

to succeed in controlling someone or something, despite difficulty

to assist in controlling someone or something

to try to achieve control over someone or something, often in a formal context

used to indicate the action that is being prevented

Collocations with "restrain"

restrain + ...

... + restrain