English to English
verb
- keep under control; keep in check
Suppress a smile.
Keep your temper.
Keep your cool.
source: WordNet 3.0
- place limits on (extent or access)
Restrict the use of this parking lot.
Limit the time you can spend with your friends.
source: WordNet 3.0
- to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
This holds the local until the express passengers change trains.
About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade.
The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center.
The terrorists held the journalists for ransom.
source: WordNet 3.0
- hold back
source: WordNet 3.0
- to compel or deter by or as if by threats
source: WordNet 3.0
- To draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by physical or moral force, or by any interposing obstacle; to repress or suppress; to keep down; to curb.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [ristrén] Paghihigpít; pagpigil; pagbabawà
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [ristrén] Higpitán; pigilin; bawaan
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog