restraint

/rɪ'streɪnt/ noun
9 letters2 syllables9 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS6
NOUN
1

The state of being physically constrained.

“dogs should be kept under restraint”

2

Lack of ornamentation.

“the room was simply decorated with great restraint”

3

Discipline in personal and social activities.

“he was a model of polite restraint”

4

A device that retards something's motion.

“the car did not have proper restraints fitted”

5

A rule or condition that limits freedom.

“legal restraints”

“restraints imposed on imports”

6

The act of controlling by restraining someone or something.

“the unlawful restraint of trade”

WORD FORMS
Related formrestrain
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®9 points
Words With Friends®10 points
Double word18 points
Triple word27 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinestraintray
Starts & ends withR … T
Syllablesre · straint
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