Definition of Restraint

Noun

  • a device that retards something's motion
    "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
  • lack of ornamentation
    "the room was simply decorated with great restraint"
  • a rule or condition that limits freedom
    "legal restraints"
    "restraints imposed on imports"
  • the state of being physically constrained
    "dogs should be kept under restraint"
  • discipline in personal and social activities
    "he was a model of polite restraint"
    "she never lost control of herself"
  • the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
    "the unlawful restraint of trade"
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Unscramble restraint

566 unscramble word found using the letters restraint.
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