Definitions for restraint
Overview of noun restraint
The noun restraint has 6 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (5) restraint
(the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade")
2. (2) restraint, control
(discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself")
3. constraint, restraint
(the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint")
4. restraint
(a rule or condition that limits freedom; "legal restraints"; "restraints imposed on imports")
5. chasteness, restraint, simplicity, simpleness
(lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint")
6. restraint, constraint
(a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted")
