Restrain and Stop short

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

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Stop short and restrain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stop short" instead a verb "Restrain".

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Restrain and stop short are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Restrain" instead a verb phrase "Stop short".

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