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| NOUN | 1 | restraint | The of act controlling by restraining someone or something |
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| 2 | restraint, control | Discipline in personal and social activities | |
| 3 | restraint, constraint | The state of being physically constrained | |
| 4 | restraint | A rule or condition that limits freedom | |
| 5 | restraint, chasteness, simplicity | Lack of ornamentation | |
| 6 | restraint, constraint | A device that retards something's motion |
| Sounds | rihstrey'nt; riystrey'nt |
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| Rhymes | acquaint, complaint, constraint, and 9 more rhymes in eynt at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | The of act controlling by restraining someone or something. |
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| Examples | "the unlawful restraint of trade" |
| Narrower | collar, leash; damper; bridle, check, curb; immobilization, immobilisation, immobilizing; confinement; containment; suppression, curtailment; restraint of trade; restriction |
| Broader | control |
| Verbs | restrain |
| Meaning | Discipline in personal and social activities. |
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| Examples | "he was a model of polite restraint" |
| Synonyms | control |
| Narrower | self-restraint, temperateness; temperance, moderation; inhibition; continence |
| Broader | discipline |
| Contrary | unrestraint |
| Meaning | The state of being physically constrained. |
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| Examples | "dogs should be kept under restraint" |
| Synonyms | constraint |
| Narrower | cage |
| Broader | confinement |
| Verbs | restrain |
| Meaning | A rule or condition that limits freedom. |
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| Examples | "legal restraints"; "restraints imposed on imports" |
| Narrower | floodgate |
| Broader | restriction, limitation |
| Meaning | Lack of ornamentation. |
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| Examples | "the room was simply decorated with great restraint" |
| Synonyms | chasteness, simplicity |
| Broader | plainness |
| Meaning | A device that retards something's motion. |
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| Examples | "the car did not have proper restraints fitted" |
| Synonyms | constraint |
| Narrower | air bag; airbrake, dive brake; arrester, arrester hook; band; brake; brake pads; brake shoe, shoe, skid; catch, stop; chain; fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing; gag, muzzle; leash, tether, lead; lock, ignition lock; muzzle; safety belt, life belt, safety harness; sea anchor, drogue; shackle, bond, hamper, trammel, trammels; trammel |
| Broader | device |