Restrainverb

(transitive) To control or keep in check.

Restraintnoun

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

‘Make sure all the restraints are tight.’;

Restrainverb

(transitive) To deprive of liberty.

Restraintnoun

(uncountable) control or caution; reserve

‘Try to exercise restraint when talking to your boss.’;

Restrainverb

(transitive) To restrict or limit.

‘He was restrained by the straight jacket.’;

Restraintnoun

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.’;

Restrainverb

To draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by physical or moral force, or by any interposing obstacle; to repress or suppress; to keep down; to curb.

‘Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that natureGives way to in repose!’;

Restraintnoun

The state of being restrained.

Restrainverb

To draw back toghtly, as a rein.

Restraintnoun

That which restrains, as a law, a prohibition, or the like; limitation; restriction.

‘For one restraint, lords of the world besides.’;

Restrainverb

To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge.

‘Though they two were committed, at least restrained of their liberty.’;

Restraintnoun

the of act controlling by restraining someone or something;

‘the unlawful restraint of trade’;

Restrainverb

To limit; to confine; to restrict.

‘Not only a metaphysical or natural, but a moral, universality also is to be restrained by a part of the predicate.’;

Restraintnoun

discipline in personal and social activities;

‘he was a model of polite restraint’; ‘she never lost control of herself’;

Restrainverb

To withhold; to forbear.

‘Thou restrained prayer before God.’;

Restraintnoun

the state of being physically constrained;

‘dogs should be kept under restraint’;

Restrainverb

keep under control; keep in check;

‘suppress a smile’; ‘Keep your temper’; ‘keep your cool’;

Restraintnoun

a rule or condition that limits freedom;

‘legal restraints’; ‘restraints imposed on imports’;

Restrainverb

place limits on (extent or access);

‘restrict the use of this parking lot’; ‘limit the time you can spend with your friends’;

Restraintnoun

lack of ornamentation;

‘the room was simply decorated with great restraint’;

Restrainverb

to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement;

‘This holds the local until the express passengers change trains’; ‘About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade’; ‘The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center’; ‘The terrorists held the journalists for ransom’;

Restraintnoun

a device that retards something's motion;

‘the car did not have proper restraints fitted’;

Restrainverb

hold back

Restrainverb

to compel or deter by or as if by threats