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Noun restraint has 6 senses

restraint - the of act controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade"
--₁ is a kind of control
--₁ has particulars:
collar, leash; damper; bridle, check, curb; immobilization, immobilisation, immobilizing; confinement; containment; suppression, curtailment; restraint of trade; restriction

Derived form: verb restrain₁
restraint, control - discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"
--₂ is a kind of discipline
Antonyms: unrestraint
--₂ has particulars:
self-restraint, temperateness; temperance, moderation; inhibition; continence
constraint, restraint - the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint"
--₃ is a kind of confinement
--₃ has particulars: cage
Derived form: verb restrain₃
restraint - a rule or condition that limits freedom; "legal restraints"; "restraints imposed on imports"
--₄ is a kind of restriction, limitation
--₄ has particulars: floodgate
chasteness, restraint, simplicity - lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint"
--₅ is a kind of plainness

restraint, constraint - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
--₆ is a kind of device
--₆ has particulars:

air bag; airbrake, dive brake; arrester, arrester hook; band; brake; brake pads; brake shoe, shoe, skid; catch, stop; chain; fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing; gag, muzzle; leash, tether, lead; lock, ignition lock; muzzle; safety belt, life belt, safety harness; sea anchor, drogue; shackle, bond, hamper, trammel, trammels; trammel