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A device that limits or prevents freedom of movement
“The stocks have stone blocks to sit on and metal restraints to shackle the legs.”
A strap or belt used to secure something in place
“Any driver failing to ensure that their child is secured with a restraint appropriate for their height and weight could be eligible for a fine.”
Something that impedes the progress or movement of someone or something
“Everngam baldly asserts that the provision is an unreasonable restraint on his ability to practice accountancy and the public's ability to avail itself of his services.”
The state of being detained or confined
“A suspect under restraint should be allowed to communicate with and arrange for the presence of a lawyer.”
Control over one's actions or emotions
“Stone insisted that the judiciary should exercise restraint and recognize the need for the legislative and executive branches to respond to the Great Depression.”
The practice of self-denial, typically to further one's wellbeing
“Start building on this pillar of health by practicing temperance, moderation, portion control, and restraint when it comes to food.”
Unemotional or dispassionate behavior
“These respondents were raised in the 1960s to 1980s, a time when whitecollar workers were expected to exercise emotional restraint at work.”
Acting with timidity or a lack of self-confidence
“She begins to speak of her suffering, and she does so reluctantly, with shyness and restraint.”
Understatement, especially of artistic expression
“This tonal restraint also contributes to the antique look of the works, whose distressed and pocked surfaces appear to have weathered over time.”
A state of bondage, slavery, or subjugation to another person
The state, act, or fact of being (emotionally) calm and composed
The quality of being frugal
The quality or condition of being plain or uncomplicated in form or design
Determination or persistence during prolonged hardship
Courteousness and refinement of manner
A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog
A limiting condition, rule or measure
Restrained regulation of prices
A series of severe measures to restrict undesirable or illegal people or behaviour
The quality of being delicate, intricate, and elusive, often requiring careful perception
The state or characteristic of being a virgin
An emotional difficulty or a psychological inhibition
Restraining device in car
The state of being cautious
Behavior that is in keeping with good taste and propriety
A thing that is imposed, in particular an unfair or unwelcome demand or burden
The presentation of something as being smaller or less good or important than it really is
A piece of cloth put in or over a person's mouth to prevent them from speaking
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