The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BATE , but the solution may also be BRIDLE which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in Wall Street Journal).
Restrain crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BATE | 17 % | 4 |
| STEM | 13 % | 4 |
| REIN | 12 % | 4 |
| CURB | 12 % | 4 |
| DETER | 8 % | 5 |
| STAY | 5 % | 4 |
| BRIDLE | 5 % | 6 |
| TETHER | 4 % | 6 |
| TRAMMEL | 3 % | 7 |
| REININ | 2 % | 6 |
| LEASH | 2 % | 5 |
| STOP | 2 % | 4 |
| CRAMP | 2 % | 5 |
| FETTER | 1 % | 6 |
| TIE | 1 % | 3 |
| LIMIT | 1 % | 5 |
| INHIBIT | 1 % | 7 |
| STIFLE | 1 % | 6 |
| DAM | 1 % | 3 |
| HAMPER | 1 % | 6 |
| TIEDOWN | 1 % | 7 |
| ARREST | 1 % | 6 |
| DAMP | 1 % | 4 |
| CRIMP | 1 % | 5 |
| MODERATE | 1 % | 8 |
| BIND | 1 % | 4 |
| STINT | 1 % | 5 |
| KEEPBACK | 1 % | 8 |
| SHCKLE | 1 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Restrain
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- restrict
- limit
- hold back
- keep back
- confine
- hold
- cumber
- encumber
- constrain
- keep
- trammel
- bound
Crossword Answer definitions
BATE verb- To reduce the force of something; to abate.
- To restrain, usually with the sense of being in anticipation
- (sometimes figurative) To cut off, remove, take away.
- To leave out, except, bar.
- To waste away.
- To deprive of.
- To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.
- To allow by way of abatement or deduction.
- Strife; contention.
- To contend or strive with blows or arguments.
- Of a falcon: To flap the wings vigorously; to bait.
- An alkaline lye which neutralizes the effect of the previous application of lime, and makes hides supple in the process of tanning.
- A vat which contains this liquid.
- To soak leather so as to remove chemicals used in tanning; to steep in bate.
- To hit; strike
- To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm.
- To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.
- To move with pulsation or throbbing.
- To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do better than, outdo, or excel (someone) in a particular, competitive event.
- To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
- To strike (water, foliage etc.) in order to drive out game; to travel through (a forest etc.) for hunting.
- To mix food in a rapid fashion. Compare whip.
- (In haggling for a price) of a buyer, to persuade the seller to reduce a price
- To indicate by beating or drumming.
- To tread, as a path.
- To exercise severely; to perplex; to trouble.
- To be in agitation or doubt.
- To make a sound when struck.
- To make a succession of strokes on a drum.
- To sound with more or less rapid alternations of greater and less intensity, so as to produce a pulsating effect; said of instruments, tones, or vibrations, not perfectly in unison.
- To arrive at a place before someone.
- To have sexual intercourse.
- To rob.
- To masturbate.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result BATE
- Ease
- Restrain
- Subside
- Diminish
- Decrease
- Lessen
- Moderate
- Make less intense
- Hold back, as breath
- Lessen in intensity
More clues leading to the result STEM
- Derive from
- Bud supporter
- Flower holder
- Pipe part
- Stern's other end?
- Watch part
- Wine glass feature
- Wine glass part
- Bloom supporter
- Check
More clues leading to the result REIN
- Cayuse control
- Harness attachment
- Hold back
- Check
- Horse control
- Sometimes it's tight
- Bridle
- Control
- Harness piece
- It will hold your horses
More clues leading to the result CURB
- Gutter part
- Parking place
- Stop
- Rein in
- Street edging
- Restrain
- Put limits on
- Block boundary
- Parking meter's location
- Inhibit
More clues leading to the result DETER
More clues leading to the result STAY
- Canine command
- Corset support
- Command to Fido
- Hang in
- Remain
- Corset feature
- Don't budge
- Order to Fido
- Stick around
- "Wait, I don't want to be alone here!"
More clues leading to the result BRIDLE
- Harness component
- It has a bit part
- Restraint
- Harness part
- It'll hold a bit
- It may be bitless
- Restrain
- Horse restrainer
- Hold back
- Horse's headgear
More clues leading to the result TETHER
- Tie up
- Kind of ball
- Restraining rope
- Put on a leash
- Animal restraint
- Attach to a leash
- Leash
- Stylus-and-tablet connector
- Hold your horses
- Retriever restrainer
More clues leading to the result TRAMMEL
- Fowling net
- Fishing net
- Restrain
- Three-layer fishing net
- Fishing net with three layers.
- Kind of fish net.
- Fishing net of three layers.
- Three-tiered fishing net.
- Three-layer fishnet
- Net
More clues leading to the result REININ
- Check, as a horse
- Pull, as a horse
- Put a lid on
- Bring under control
- Keep under control
- Control
- Get under control
- Curb, as spending
- Curb, as a runaway horse
- Restrain
More clues leading to the result LEASH
- Fido's restraint
- Pet-shop purchase
- Cur's curb
- It keeps Fido in check
- Man and his best friend connector?
- Restraint
- Cur curber
- String on a toy
- Dog control
- Tether
More clues leading to the result STOP
- "__ the music!"
- Depot
- Halt
- Octagon message
- Organ piece
- Railroad-crossing word
- Scrub a mission
- Cease movement
- Discontinue
- Glottal __
More clues leading to the result CRAMP
- Charley horse
- Writer's problem
- Contraction
- Restrain
- Restrict
- Swimming problem
- Muscle woe
- Constrict
- Muscle ailment
- Marathoner's woe
More clues leading to the result FETTER
More clues leading to the result TIE
- Cause of overtime
- One to one, e.g.
- Overtime cause
- Popular Father's Day gift
- Sudden-death causer
- Usual tic-tac-toe outcome
- 17-17, e.g.
- Affiliation
- All even
- Ascot, essentially
More clues leading to the result LIMIT
- "25 words or less," e.g.
- Border line
- Boundary
- Ceiling
- Demarcate
- Restrict
- Maximum bet
- 55 miles an hour, maybe
- Cutoff
- Hold in check
More clues leading to the result INHIBIT
More clues leading to the result STIFLE
- Bunker command?
- Suppress
- Suppress, as a cough
- Sit on
- Put a lid on
- Horse's knee
- Suppress, as a yawn
- Archie Bunker command
- Squelch
- Archie's admonition to Edith
More clues leading to the result DAM
- It holds water
- TVA project
- Hoover is one
- Hoover or Norris
- Hoover, for one
- It retains water
- Reservoir creator
- Water container?
- Water stopper
- Barrier
More clues leading to the result HAMPER
- Frustrate
- Basket in the bathroom
- Big basket
- Impede, as progress
- Picnic basket
- Get in the way of
- Laundry convenience
- Dirty-laundry holder
- Picnic aid.
- Laundry holder
More clues leading to the result TIEDOWN
- Secure with straps
- Restrain
- Restrict
- Severely limit
- Confine
- Hamper.
- Restrict.
- Confine.
- Restrict free movement.
- Secure, in a way
More clues leading to the result ARREST
- Run in
- Seize by law
- Take prisoner
- Pinch
- Put the collar on
- Catch
- Collar
- Bring into the station house
- Take in
- Bring to a standstill
More clues leading to the result DAMP
- Cut off air to a fire
- Like April, often
- Like many a cellar
- Moist
- Slightly moist
- Like mildew's milieu
- Not quite dry
- Like some crawl spaces
- A bit wet
- Like gym socks, often
More clues leading to the result CRIMP
- Use a curling iron
- Fold
- Make corrugated
- Pinch together
- Put a ___ in (interfere with)
- Hamper
- Make wavy
- Pinch and press, as pie crust edges
- Pinch, as piecrust
- Hindrance
More clues leading to the result MODERATE
- Not extreme
- Preside over
- Middle-of-the-road
- Centrist
- Run the debate
- Restrain from excess.
- Not too left, not too right.
- Act as chairman of a debate.
- Restrain.
- Middle-of-the-roader.
More clues leading to the result BIND
- Tie up
- Tie tightly
- Cause to cohere
- Tough situation
- Wrap tightly
- Predicament
- Secure with ropes
- Tie together
- Spot of trouble
- Scrape
More clues leading to the result STINT
- Assignment
- Cut corners
- Tour of duty
- Stretch
- Hitch
- Be frugal
- Temp job duration
- Time on the job
- Unbroken work period
- Job shift