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[sunny32]

what does "restraint"mean??

[varmaswathy81]

This is the answer from dictionary




1 (often restraints) a measure or condition that keeps someone or something under control:
decisions are made within the financial restraints of the budget
[mass noun] the action of keeping someone or something under control.
[mass noun] deprivation or restriction of personal liberty or freedom of movement:
he remained aggressive and required physical restraint
a device which limits or prevents freedom of movement:
car safety restraints
2 [mass noun] unemotional, dispassionate, or moderate behaviour; self-control:
he urged the protestors to exercise restraint
understatement, especially of artistic expression:
with strings and piano, all restraint vanished

[riquecohen]

what does "restraint"mean??

[QUOTE=varmaswathy81;737182]This is the answer from dictionary

Rather than ask for word definitions, posters should make an effort to look it up in a dictionary. The word that was requested could have been found quite easily in any number of excellent dictionaries available online.