RESTRAINT

restraint

(noun) the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; “the unlawful restraint of trade”

restraint, constraint

(noun) a device that retards something’s motion; “the car did not have proper restraints fitted”

chasteness, restraint, simplicity, simpleness

(noun) lack of ornamentation; “the room was simply decorated with great restraint”

restraint, control

(noun) discipline in personal and social activities; “he was a model of polite restraint”; “she never lost control of herself”

restraint

(noun) a rule or condition that limits freedom; “legal restraints”; “restraints imposed on imports”

constraint, restraint

(noun) the state of being physically constrained; “dogs should be kept under restraint”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

restraint (countable and uncountable, plural restraints)

(countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures

(uncountable) control or caution; reserve

Anagrams

• retransit

Source: Wiktionary

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Re*straint", n. Etym: [OF. restraincte, fr. restrainct, F. restreint, p. p. of restraindre, restrendre. See Restrain.]

1. The act or process of restraining, or of holding back or hindering from motion or action, in any manner; hindrance of the will, or of any action, physical or mental. No man was altogether above the restrains of law, and no man altogether below its protection. Macaulay.

2. The state of being restrained.

3. That which restrains, as a law, a prohibition, or the like; limitation; restriction. For one restraint, lords of the world besides. Milton.

Syn.

– Repression; hindrance; check; stop; curb;

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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