The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CURBS , but the solution may also be TIESDOWN which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in Newsday).
Restrains crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CURBS | 14 % | 5 |
| REINSIN | 10 % | 7 |
| STEMS | 10 % | 5 |
| REINS | 10 % | 5 |
| STAYS | 8 % | 5 |
| TETHERS | 6 % | 7 |
| DETERS | 6 % | 6 |
| BARS | 4 % | 4 |
| DAMPS | 4 % | 5 |
| INHIBITS | 4 % | 8 |
| HOLDSBACK | 2 % | 9 |
| STOPS | 2 % | 5 |
| ARRESTS | 2 % | 7 |
| BATES | 2 % | 5 |
| BRIDLES | 2 % | 7 |
| TRAMMELS | 2 % | 8 |
| LIMITS | 2 % | 6 |
| TIESDOWN | 2 % | 8 |
| FETTERS | 2 % | 7 |
| CRIMPS | 2 % | 6 |
| STINTS | 2 % | 6 |
| BINDS | 2 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Restrains
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- constrain
- restrict
- confine
- intimidate
- limit
- keep
- hold
- encumber
- bound
- throttle
- trammel
- cumber
Crossword Answer definitions
CURBS noun- A concrete margin along the edge of a road; a kerb (UK, Australia, New Zealand)
- A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a strengthening.
- Something that checks or restrains; a restraint.
- A riding or driving bit for a horse that has rein action which amplifies the pressure in the mouth by leverage advantage placing pressure on the poll via the crown piece of the bridle and chin groove via a curb chain.
- A sidewalk, covered or partially enclosed, bordering the airport terminal road system with adjacent paved areas to permit vehicles to off-load or load passengers.
- A swelling on the back part of the hind leg of a horse, just behind the lowest part of the hock joint, generally causing lameness.
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 CURBS
- Limits
- Checks
- Controls
- Parking meter places
- Places for recycling
- Cuts back
- Restrains
- Hydrant locales
- Puts the brakes on
- Urban borders
More clues leading to the result REINSIN
- Controls skinnier punk leaving kindergarten (5,2)
- Checks
- Holds back
- Restrains
- Curbs
- Brings under control
- Pulls back
- Causes to stop, as a steed.
- Constrains.
- Checks, as spending
More clues leading to the result STEMS
- Meerschaum parts
- Holds back
- Wineglass features
- Pipe parts
- Flower holders?
- Applies a tourniquet
- Makes headway against
- Rose supporters
- Goblet elements
- Flower holders
More clues leading to the result REINS
- Holds back
- Jockey's grip
- Checks
- Jockey's handful
- Cowboy's controls
- Means of control
- Retards
- Sleigh-driver's controls
- They may run down the neck
- Checkers for dobbins
More clues leading to the result STAYS
- Corset supports
- Doesn't go
- Corset stiffeners
- Death row reprieves
- Collar inserts
- Collar holders
- Sticks around
- Corsets
- Corset features
- Last-minute calls to death row
More clues leading to the result TETHERS
- Restrains
- Ties up
- Leashes
- Secures
- Restraints
- Secures to a post, as a horse
- Ties to a post, as a horse
- Ties up, as a horse
- Ties to a stake
- Spot checkers?
More clues leading to the result DETERS
More clues leading to the result BARS
- Prevents
- Restrains
- Barricades
- Forbids
- Locks out
- Stars and __ (Confederate flag)
- Behind ___ (incarcerated)
- Crawl locations
- Measures on a staff
- What lushes hop?
More clues leading to the result DAMPS
- Wets
- Tends to the furnace
- Moistens
- Lightly wets
- Gets a little water on
- Deadens
- Makes wet
- Deadens, as a piano string
- Extinguishes a fire
- Soft-pedals?
More clues leading to the result INHIBITS
More clues leading to the result HOLDSBACK
More clues leading to the result STOPS
- Organ parts
- Cuts out
- Organ settings
- Prepares to frisk, say
- Pulls over
- Puts an end to
- Eggspires
- Quits
- Train schedule towns
- Wards off
More clues leading to the result ARRESTS
- Takes into custody
- Collars
- Takes in parts of rap records? (7)
- Cuffs
- Police-force stat
- Checks
- Rap sheet data
- Takes in for booking
- Stems
- Rap sheet entries
More clues leading to the result BATES
- "Psycho" Norman
- Alan or Kathy
- Psycho psycho
- Perkins role
- Lewiston, Maine, college
- Lewiston, Maine campus
- Lewiston, ME, campus
- Perkins portrayal
- "Psycho" psycho
- "Psycho" motel name
More clues leading to the result BRIDLES
- Headgear for horses
- Restrains
- Parts of horses' harnesses
- Harness parts.
- Shows resentment
- Shows disdain
- Tack room items
- Stable stock
- Harness parts
- Tack room equipment
More clues leading to the result TRAMMELS
More clues leading to the result LIMITS
- Puts a cap on
- Restricts
- Boundaries
- Poker maximums
- Restrictions
- Highway postings
- Caps
- Vegas table postings
- "The Outer __" ('60s sci-fi show)
- Confines.
More clues leading to the result TIESDOWN
More clues leading to the result FETTERS
More clues leading to the result CRIMPS
- Pleats or corrugates
- Restrains
- Pinches
- Makes wavy
- Permanent waves.
- Makes waves
- Hampers
- Crinkles
- Makes waves, in a way
- Makes waves?
More clues leading to the result STINTS
- Stretches
- Work shifts
- Is frugal
- Work periods
- Acts frugally
- Tours of duty
- Stretches on the job
- Periods of duty
- Tenures
- Pinches pennies