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Definitions of restraint
  1. noun
    the state of being physically constrained
    "dogs should be kept under restraint"

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  2. noun
    lack of ornamentation
    "the room was simply decorated with great restraint"
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  3. noun
    discipline in personal and social activities
    "he was a model of polite restraint"

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  4. noun
    a device that retards something's motion
    "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"

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  5. noun
    a rule or condition that limits freedom
    "legal restraints" "restraints imposed on imports"
  6. noun
    the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
    "the unlawful restraint of trade"
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Examples of restraint
  • "dogs should be kept under restraint"
  • "the room was simply decorated with great restraint"
  • "he was a model of polite restraint"
  • "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
  • "legal restraints"
  • "restraints imposed on imports"
  • "the unlawful restraint of trade"
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