restraint

n 1: the act of restraining

2: discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a

model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of

herself" [syn: {control}] [ant: {unrestraint}]

3: the state of being constrained [syn: {constraint}]

4: lack of ornamentation [syn: {chasteness}, {simplicity}]

5: a device that holds someone or something back from action

[syn: {constraint}]