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# restraint

«restraint» in Mova's school dictionary: **something that holds a person or thing back, like a seat…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a restraint, restraints; also uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A restraint is something that holds a person or thing back, like a seat belt or strap. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restraint/#m1)

2) Restraint is calm control of your feelings or actions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restraint/#m2)

3) A restraint is a rule or limit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restraint/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In safety lessons, «child restraint» is the official name for a car seat. In stories, showing restraint means not hitting back or not shouting. Phrases: «show restraint», «child restraint», «without restraint».

### examples

- Babies must travel in a child restraint. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restraint/#x1)
- She showed great restraint and did not shout back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restraint/#x2)
- The dog was held by a restraint. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restraint/#x3)
- The government put restraints on spending. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restraint/#x4)
- He ate the sweets without restraint and felt sick. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restraint/#x5)
- It took restraint not to open the presents early. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restraint/#x6)
- "Oh, for this life and raiment, you man that came in, keep restraint on your tongue!" said the old woman. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restraint/#x7)

### note

Noun of «restrain». Uncountable for the quality (show restraint); countable for objects or limits (restraints).

### In the corpora

- [Like a city broken down and without a wall, so is he whose spirit is without restraint.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.749/)
- [Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.850/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «restraint» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/restraint/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.