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restrain

How to sign: keep under control; keep in check
"suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool";

Hold Back in ASL Watch how to sign Hold Back in American Sign Language
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Restrain in ASL Watch how to sign Restrain in American Sign Language
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keep back in ASL Watch how to sign keep back in American Sign Language
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restrain in ASL Watch how to sign restrain in American Sign Language
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restrain in ASL Watch how to sign restrain in American Sign Language
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Similiar / Same: keep back, hold back, suppress, keep

Categories: keep, prevent

Within this category: bottle up, confine, control, hold, quench

restrain

How to sign: place limits on (extent or access)
"restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends";

Restrict in ASL Watch how to sign Restrict in American Sign Language
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confine in ASL Watch how to sign confine in American Sign Language
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Similiar / Same: limit, throttle, trammel, confine, restrict, bound

Categories: check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate

Within this category: baffle, clamp down, draw the line, gate, hamper, inhibit, mark off, reduce, restrain, rule, stiffen, tie

restrain

How to sign: hold back

cumber in ASL Watch how to sign cumber in American Sign Language
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encumber in ASL Watch how to sign encumber in American Sign Language
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Similiar / Same: encumber, cumber, constrain

Categories: bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel

Within this category: bridle, clog, curb

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