I would hold their arms while another person held the legs
A synonym of restrain is confine. An antonym for restrain is release.
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Restrain means to hold back.
Please restrain your answers to the question at hand.
Reins and halters are two things that can be used to restrain horses.
You are not allowed to restrain another adult ever. You are allowed to defend yourself and your family, but you should escape rather than seek to restrain someone.
can you restrain a person against his will if you know it is for his own good?
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A prefix for strain could be "re-" as in "restrain" or "un-" as in "unstrain."
For the police, they usually use HANDCUFFS to restrain a prisoner.
The police officers retrain the suspect.They had to restrain him before he caused harm to himself or others.