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re-strain: Meaning and Definition of
re-strain
Pronunciation: (rē-strān'), [key]
— v.t., v.i.
- to strain again.
re•strain
Pronunciation: (ri-strān'), [key]
— v.t.
- to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
- to deprive of liberty, as by arrest or the like.
- to limit or hamper the activity, growth, or effect of: to restrain trade with Cuba.
See also:
- re-strain (Thesaurus)
