抑える

What does 抑える mean in English?

1. to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to curb; to hold in check(v1, vt)
2. to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb; to contain; to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress(v1, vt)