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verb
To keep something to oneself; to prevent from escaping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To restrain oneself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, intransitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To keep (someone) in prison or jail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
hold back; keep from being perceived by others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: conceal, hold back
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: occult
verb
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: control, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: restrain, keep, keep back, hold back
Narrower terms: restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle, suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb, damp, mortify, crucify, deny, abnegate, train, catch, bate, thermostat, countercheck, counteract
verb
close in; darkness enclosed him"
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: enclose, confine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hold, bear, carry, contain
Narrower terms: bound, border, embank, rail, rail in, box in, box up, frame
History
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