Main entry: restraint
Definition: the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
Usage: the unlawful restraint of trade
Main entry: restraint, constraint
Definition: a device that retards something's motion
Usage: the car did not have proper restraints fitted
Main entry: restraint, simpleness, simplicity, chasteness
Definition: lack of ornamentation
Usage: the room was simply decorated with great restraint
Main entry: control, restraint
Definition: discipline in personal and social activities
Usage: he was a model of polite restraint; she never lost control of herself
Main entry: restraint
Definition: a rule or condition that limits freedom
Usage: legal restraints; restraints imposed on imports
Main entry: constraint, restraint
Definition: the state of being physically constrained
Usage: dogs should be kept under restraint