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restraint noun
Meaning : The act of controlling by restraining someone or something.
Example :
The unlawful restraint of trade.
Meaning : Discipline in personal and social activities.
Example :
He was a model of polite restraint.
She never lost control of herself.
Synonyms : control
The quality of lacking restraint.
unrestraintMeaning : The state of being physically constrained.
Example :
Dogs should be kept under restraint.
Synonyms : constraint
Meaning : A rule or condition that limits freedom.
Example :
Legal restraints.
Restraints imposed on imports.
Meaning : Lack of ornamentation.
Example :
The room was simply decorated with great restraint.
Synonyms : chasteness, simpleness, simplicity
Meaning : A device that retards something's motion.
Example :
The car did not have proper restraints fitted.
Synonyms : constraint
