сдержа́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• bridle noun The straps and bit fitted to a horse's head to guide and control it.
• contain verb To hold something inside, or to have something as one of its parts.
• curb noun The raised edge of a sidewalk or pavement bordering a street.
• repress verb To use force to stop an uprising, protest, or similar unrest from growing.
• restrain verb To hold back or keep someone or something under control.

Senses

сдержа́ть is used for these senses in English:

• bridle (transitive) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue.
• contain (transitive) To put constraints upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
• curb (transitive) To check, restrain or control.
• repress (transitive) To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
• repress (transitive, by extension) To check; to keep back.
• restrain (transitive) To control or keep in check.
• restrain (transitive) To restrict or limit.

bridle — full definition

1. noun The straps and bit fitted to a horse's head to guide and control it.
2. noun Figuratively, anything that restrains or checks something.
3. verb To react with anger, resentment, or indignation.
4. verb To control, restrain, or hold something in check.

contain — full definition

1. verb To hold something inside, or to have something as one of its parts.
2. verb To keep something under control so it does not spread or get worse.

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