Tra từ restraint - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

noun

1. the act of controlling by restraining someone or something (Freq. 5)
- the unlawful restraint of trade
• Derivationally related forms:
restrain
• Hypernyms:
control
• Hyponyms:
collar, leash, damper, bridle, check,
curb, immobilization, immobilisation, immobilizing, confinement, containment,
suppression, curtailment, restraint of trade, restriction
2. discipline in personal and social activities (Freq. 2)
- he was a model of polite restraint
- she never lost control of herself
• Syn:
control
• Ant:
unrestraint
• Hypernyms:
discipline
• Hyponyms:
self-restraint, temperateness, temperance, moderation, inhibition, continence
3. the state of being physically constrained
- dogs should be kept under restraint
• Syn:
constraint
• Derivationally related forms:
restrain
• Hypernyms:
confinement
• Hyponyms:
cage
4. a rule or condition that limits freedom
- legal restraints
- restraints imposed on imports
• Hypernyms:
restriction, limitation
• Hyponyms:
floodgate
5. a device that retards something's motion
- the car did not have proper restraints fitted
• Syn:
constraint
• Hypernyms:
device
• Hyponyms:
air bag, airbrake, dive brake, arrester, arrester hook,
band, brake, brake pad, brake shoe, shoe, skid,
catch, stop, chain, fastener, fastening, holdfast,
fixing, gag, muzzle, leash, tether, lead,
lock, ignition lock, safety belt, life belt, safety harness, sea anchor,
drogue, shackle, bond, hamper, trammel
6. lack of ornamentation
- the room was simply decorated with great restraint
• Syn:
chasteness, simplicity, simpleness
• Derivationally related forms:
simple (for: simpleness), simple (for: simplicity), chaste (for: chasteness)
• Hypernyms:
plainness