restraint
noun
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Sense 1 noun
the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
the unlawful restraint of trade
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Sense 2 noun
discipline in personal and social activities
he was a model of polite restraint
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Sense 3 noun
the state of being physically constrained
dogs should be kept under restraint
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Sense 4 noun
a rule or condition that limits freedom
legal restraints
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Sense 5 noun
lack of ornamentation
the room was simply decorated with great restraint
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Sense 6 noun
a device that retards something's motion
the car did not have proper restraints fitted
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | restrain |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | control |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | leash |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | damper |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bridle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | immobilizing |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | confinement |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | containment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | curtailment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | restraint of trade |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | restriction |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | unrestraint |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | discipline |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | self-restraint |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | temperance |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | inhibition |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | continence |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | restrain |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | confinement |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cage |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | limitation |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | floodgate |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | chaste |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | simple |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | plainness |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | device |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | air bag |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | airbrake |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | arrester |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | band |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | brake |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | brake |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | brake pad |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | brake shoe |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | catch |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | chain |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | fastening |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | gag |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | leash |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | ignition lock |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | muzzle |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | life belt |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | sea anchor |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | hamper |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | trammel |