Hold an animal in check Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hold an animal in check . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RESTRAIN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RESTRAIN Hold an animal in check (8)
3% HANDS Hold 'em holdings (5) The Washington Post Mini Jan 16, 2026
3% CREATURES Animals (9) Commuter Jan 13, 2026
3% DETAIN Hold in custody (6) Universal Jan 13, 2026
3% SWEEP Check for bugs (5) Thomas Joseph Jan 10, 2026
3% ROB Hold up (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 10, 2026
3% SEC "Hold on a ___!" ("Wait!") (3)
3% RETAIN Hold on to (6) The Telegraph Quick Jan 7, 2026
3% GRASP Hold firmly (5) Newsday Jan 7, 2026
3% ROEDEER Animal always after Rod, holding note (3,4) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 2, 2026
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