- (v.t.) To draw back toghtly, as a rein.
- (v.t.) To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge.
- (v.t.) To draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding or advancing, either by physical or moral force or by any interposing obstacle; to repress or suppress; to keep down; to curb.
- (v.t.) To limit; to confine; to restrict.
- (v.t.) To withhold; to forbear.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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