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hold
keep from exhaling or expelling
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confine
prevent from leaving or from being removed
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bottle up, inhibit, suppress
control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
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check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
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bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel
place limits on (extent or access)
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conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress
to put down by force or authority
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damp
restrain or discourage
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cabin
confine to a small space, such as a cabin
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closet
confine to a small space, as for intensive work
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coop in, coop up
confine in or as if in a coop
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lock, lock away, lock in, lock up, put away, shut away, shut up
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
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lock in, seal in
close with or as if with a tight seal
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crucify, mortify, subdue
hold within limits and control
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abnegate, deny
deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
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hold back, keep, restrain
keep under control; keep in check
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quench
electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
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choke
check or slow down the action or effect of
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restrict
place under restrictions; limit access to
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train
cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it
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catch
check oneself during an action
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bate
moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
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thermostat
control the temperature with a thermostat
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counteract, countercheck
oppose or check by a counteraction
