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 →

2) Restraint is calm control of your feelings or actions. tree →

3) A restraint is a rule or limit. tree →

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 →
• She showed great restraint and did not shout back. tree →
• The dog was held by a restraint. tree →
• The government put restraints on spending. tree →
• He ate the sweets without restraint and felt sick. tree →
• It took restraint not to open the presents early. tree →
• "Oh, for this life and raiment, you man that came in, keep restraint on your tongue!" said the old woman. tree →

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.
• Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «restraint» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.