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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 |