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English noun: restraint | |||
| 1. | restraint (act) the act of controlling by restraining someone or something | ||
| Samples | The unlawful restraint of trade. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | control | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bridle, check, collar, confinement, confinement, containment, curb, curtailment, damper, immobilisation, immobilization, immobilizing, leash, restraint of trade, restriction, suppression | ||
| 2. | restraint (attribute) discipline in personal and social activities | ||
| Samples | He was a model of polite restraint. She never lost control of herself. | ||
| Synonyms | control | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discipline | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | continence, inhibition, moderation, self-restraint, temperance, temperateness | ||
| Antonyms | unrestraint | ||
| 3. | restraint (state) the state of being physically constrained | ||
| Samples | Dogs should be kept under restraint. | ||
| Synonyms | constraint | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | confinement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cage | ||
| 4. | restraint (cognition) a rule or condition that limits freedom | ||
| Samples | Legal restraints. Restraints imposed on imports. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | limitation, restriction | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | floodgate | ||
| 5. | restraint (attribute) lack of ornamentation | ||
| Samples | The room was simply decorated with great restraint. | ||
| Synonyms | chasteness, simpleness, simplicity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plainness | ||
| 6. | restraint (artifact) a device that retards something's motion | ||
| Samples | The car did not have proper restraints fitted. | ||
| Synonyms | constraint | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | device | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | air bag, airbrake, arrester, arrester hook, band, bond, brake, brake, brake pad, brake shoe, catch, chain, dive brake, drogue, fastener, fastening, fixing, gag, hamper, holdfast, ignition lock, lead, leash, life belt, lock, muzzle, muzzle, safety belt, safety harness, sea anchor, shackle, shoe, skid, stop, tether, trammel, trammel | ||
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