restraint

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹɪˈstɹeɪnt/

  Rhymes: -eɪnt

Noun

restraint (countable and uncountable; plural restraints)

1. (countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures

   Make sure all the restraints are tight.

2. (uncountable) control or caution; reserve

   Try to exercise restraint when talking to your boss.

Related terms

• constraint

Translations

something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures

• Czech: připoutání (cs) n, spoutání (cs) n, pouta (cs) n pl
• Finnish: side (fi)
• German: Beschränkung (de) f
• Polish: ograniczenie n
• Portuguese: amarra (pt) f

• Russian: ограничение (ru) (ograničénije) n, сдерживание (ru) (sdérživanije) n
• Scottish Gaelic: amaladh (gd) m, bacadh (gd) m, casg (gd) m

control or caution; reserve

• Finnish: itsehillintä (fi), maltti (fi), pidättyväisyys (fi)
• German: Zurückhaltung (de) f
• Irish: srianadh (ga) m
• Italian: ritegno (it) m, ritegni (it) m pl

• Lithuanian: santūrumas (lt) m
• Polish: opanowanie n
• Russian: сдержанность (ru) (sdéržannost’) f