Push and Restrain

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Push verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.

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Restrain is an antonym for push.

Nearby Words: pushed, pushy, pushover, pushing, pusher

Restrain verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).

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Push is an antonym for restrain.

friend	push friend	restrain friend
character	push character	restrain character
power	push power	restrain power
hero	push hero	restrain hero
Other words: man, people, someone, way, head, opponent, enemy, powers, opponents, enemies.

The incident was enough to push Ed, who was mostly passive up to this point, to try and restrain her.

Source: Film / Men Don't Tell
The local Alpha Bitch built a Shoddy Knockoff and bribed all the judges so she'd win instead, and gave Gaige a push when she "won", and Deathtrap squished her (she's said to have "exploded") while trying to restrain her for assault.

Source: Smart People Build Robots

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