restrain
verb.
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free 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
Synonym: confine, constrain, hold
verb.
restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult
Synonym: cumber, encumber
verb.
prevent (someone or something) from doing something
security guards restrained the reporter from throwing another shoe
verb.
prevent the action or expression of
hold back your anger|keep your cool|she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays
Synonym: hold back, keep, keep back