restraint

1. n. 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. Source: opted

2. n. The state of being restrained. Source: opted

3. n. That which restrains, as a law, a prohibition, or the like; limitation; restriction. Source: opted

4. n. the act of controlling by restraining someone or something Source: wordnet

5. n. discipline in personal and social activities Source: wordnet

6. n. the state of being physically constrained Source: wordnet

7. n. a rule or condition that limits freedom Source: wordnet

8. n. lack of ornamentation Source: wordnet

9. n. a device that retards something's motion Source: wordnet

10. 1. 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. Macaulay. 2. The state of being restrained. 3. That which restrains, as a law, a prohibition, or the like; limitation; restriction. For one restraint, lords of the world besides. Milton. Syn. -- Repression; hindrance; check; stop; curb; Source: webster

11. n:100 n. the act of controlling by restraining someone or something n. discipline in personal and social activities n. a rule or condition that limits freedom n. a device that retards something's motion Source: ecdict

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