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All immobilize synonyms

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verb immobilize

  • leash — a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
  • hog-tie — If someone hog-ties an animal or a person, they tie their legs together, or they tie their arms and legs together.
  • restrict — to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
  • trammel — Usually, trammels. a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint: the trammels of custom.
  • idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
  • limit — the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
  • curb — If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
  • hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
  • arrest — If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
  • enervate — Cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken.
  • enfeeble — Make weak or feeble.
  • exhaust — Drain (someone) of their physical or mental resources; tire out.
  • tie — to bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, or the like, drawn together and knotted: to tie a tin can on a dog's tail.
  • entrammel — To hamper by entangling.
  • knock out — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
  • hogtie — to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
  • shoot down — the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
  • take out — the act of taking.
  • tie one's hands — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
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