- restraint - the of act controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade"
--1 is a kind of control
--1 has particulars:collar, leash; damper; bridle, check, curb; immobilization, immobilisation, immobilizing; confinement; containment; suppression, curtailment; restraint of trade; restriction Derived form: verb restrain1 - restraint, control - discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"
--2 is a kind of discipline
Antonyms: unrestraint
--2 has particulars:self-restraint, temperateness; temperance, moderation; inhibition; continence - constraint, restraint - the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint"
--3 is a kind of confinement
--3 has particulars: cageDerived form: verb restrain3 - restraint - a rule or condition that limits freedom; "legal restraints"; "restraints imposed on imports"
--4 is a kind of restriction, limitation
--4 has particulars: floodgate- chasteness, restraint, simplicity - lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint"
--5 is a kind of plainness
- restraint, constraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
--6 is a kind of device
--6 has particulars:air bag; airbrake, dive brake; arrester, arrester hook; band; brake; brake pads; brake shoe, shoe, skid; catch, stop; chain; fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing; gag, muzzle; leash, tether, lead; lock, ignition lock; muzzle; safety belt, life belt, safety harness; sea anchor, drogue; shackle, bond, hamper, trammel, trammels; trammel - chasteness, restraint, simplicity - lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint"