kənˈfaɪn kənˈstɹeɪn ˈkʌmbə ɪnˈkʌmbə(ɹ)

kiːp ɹɪˈstɹeɪn prevent the action or expression of hold back your anger keep your cool she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult 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 prevent (someone or something) from doing something security guards restrained the reporter from throwing another shoe