Held and Restrain

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Held

Held adjective - Occupied or in the control of; often used in combination.
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Restrain is a synonym for held. In some cases you can use "Restrain" instead a verb "Held".

Restrain

Restrain verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).
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Held is a synonym for restrain. Sometimes you can replace term "Held" with "Restrain", this verbs are similar.
Nearby Words: restraint, restricted, restraining

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  • Series / Moesha When Alicia refused and proceeded to call Moesha "Hoesha", Moesha immediately lunged for the girl, only to be held back by Niecy, who had to restrain Moesha twice.
    Source: Series / Moesha
  • While he despises the idea of God and is highly blasphemous, he has deeply held morals and works to restrain the worst inclinations of his mercenary band.
    Source: Literature / The Traitor Son Cycle
  • Normally, I Would Be Dead Now Zaeed Massani from Mass Effect 2, when talking about his former colleague Vido Santiago, mentions that, twenty years ago, Vido paid six of Zaeed's men to restrain him while Vido held a gun to his head and pulled the trigger (which explains how Zaeed got the badass scar).
    Source: Normally, I Would Be Dead Now
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