"restraint" in the noun sense
1. restraint
the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
"the unlawful restraint of trade"
2. restraint, control
discipline in personal and social activities
"he was a model of polite restraint"
"she never lost control of herself"
3. constraint, restraint
the state of being physically constrained
"dogs should be kept under restraint"
4. restraint
a rule or condition that limits freedom
"legal restraints"
"restraints imposed on imports"
5. chasteness, restraint, simplicity, simpleness
lack of ornamentation
"the room was simply decorated with great restraint"
6. restraint, constraint
a device that retards something's motion
"the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
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