Definitions
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- verb To prevent or
restrain (oneself or another); refrain or cause refrain. - verb transitive To protect or
preserve from.
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synonyms (124)
Words with the same meaning
- abstain
- abstain from
- anticipate
- arrest
- avert
- avoid
- bar
- bosom
- bridle
- check
- classify
- conceal
- constrain
- contain
- control
- cool
- cool off
- curb
- curtail
- debar
- decelerate
- deflect
- deter
- discourage
- dishearten
- do without
- dompt
- enjoin
- eschew
- estop
- exclude
- fend
- fend off
- fight shy of
- file and forget
- forbear
- forbid
- foreclose
- forestall
- forgo
- give place to
- govern
- guard
- help
- hinder
- hold
- hold aloof
- hold aloof from
- hold at bay
- hold back
- hold fast
- hold in
- hold in check
- hold in leash
- hold out on
- hold up
- in petto
- inhibit
- keep
- keep aloof
- keep away from
- keep back
- keep between us
- keep buttoned up
- keep clear of
- keep close
- keep dark
- keep hands off
- keep in
- keep in check
- keep in ignorance
- keep mum
- keep off
- keep remote from
- keep secret
- keep snug
- keep under control
- keep under wraps
- lay under restraint
- let alone
- let go by
- make no sign
- make way for
- never let on
- never touch
- not give away
- not meddle with
- not tell
- not touch
- obviate
- pass up
- play dumb
- preclude
- prevent
- prohibit
- pull
- pull in
- refrain
- refrain from
- rein
- rein in
- repel
- restrain
- retard
- retrench
- rule out
- save
- secrete
- set back
- shun
- slow down
- snub
- spare
- stand aloof
- stand aloof from
- stave off
- stay detached from
- steer clear of
- straiten
- turn aside
- turn away from
- veil
- ward off
- withhold
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