control - the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"

leash, collar - a figurative restraint; "asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market"; "kept a tight leash on his emotions"; "he's always gotten a long leash"

damper - a depressing restraint; "rain put a damper on our picnic plans"

bridle, curb, check - the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper"

immobilizing, immobilisation, immobilization - the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement; "the storm caused complete immobilization of the rescue team"

confinement - the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them

containment - (military) the act of containing something or someone; keeping it from spreading; "the army was charged with the containment of the rebel forces"

curtailment, suppression - the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation; "a suppression of the newspaper"

restraint of trade - any act that tends to prevent free competition in business

restriction - the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)

discipline - the trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline among the troops"

self-restraint, temperateness - exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate"

temperance, moderation - the trait of avoiding excesses

inhibition - the quality of being inhibited

continence - voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge

confinement - the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement"

cage - something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement

limitation, restriction - a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements"

floodgate - something that restrains a flood or outpouring; "suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants"

plainness - the appearance of being plain and unpretentious

air bag - a safety restraint in an automobile; the bag inflates on collision and prevents the driver or passenger from being thrown forward

airbrake, dive brake - a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft

arrester, arrester hook - a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier

band - a restraint put around something to hold it together

brake - a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle

brake pads - pads apply friction to both sides of the brake disk

brake shoe, skid, shoe - a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation

catch, stop - a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open"

chain - anything that acts as a restraint

device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"

fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

gag, muzzle - restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting

leash, tether, lead - restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal

ignition lock, lock - a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key

muzzle - a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting

life belt, safety belt, safety harness - belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt

sea anchor, drogue - restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind

hamper, shackle, trammels, trammel, bond - a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

trammel - a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble