おさえる
osaeru

Ichidan Verb

1. to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to curb; to hold in check

Transitive
ジェーンはこえしてくのをおさえることができなかった。
jēnwa koeo dashite naku nō osaeru kotoga dekinakatta.
Jane could not stop herself from crying aloud.
Ichidan Verb

2. to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb; to contain; to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress

Transitive
Related to 押さえる【おさえる・5】