restraint
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(noun) the act of restraining |
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Related Words: bridle, check, collar, confinement, containment, control, controlling, curb, curtailment, damper, detention, immobilisation, immobilization, immobilizing, restriction, suppression |
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(noun) a device that holds someone or something back from action |
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Synonyms: constraint |
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Related Words: air bag, airbrake, arrester, arrester hook, band, bond, brake, brake pads, brake shoe, catch, chain, device, dive brake, drogue, fastener, fastening, gag, hamper, holdfast, ignition lock, lead, leash, life belt, lock, muzzle, safety belt, sea anchor, shackle, shoe, stop, tether, trammel, trammels |
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(noun) discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself" |
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Synonyms: control |
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Related Words: continence, discipline, inhibition, moderation, self-restraint, temperance, temperateness |
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Antonyms: unrestraint |
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(noun) lack of ornamentation |
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Synonyms: chasteness, simplicity |
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Related Words: plainness |
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(noun) the state of being constrained |
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Synonyms: constraint |
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Related Words: cage, confinement |
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