Dictionary Entry
restraints
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ri-streyn-ts/Word FrequencyCommon (4.23)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures
In a Sentence
“Make sure all the restraints are tight.”
Published Usage Examples
“After the officer has managed to place the misguided youth in restraints, one of the grannies asks ‘Just one more?’, and the officer says ‘Absolutely not!’.”
“No matter what evil act a captive may have committed there is never a justification for "tuning people up", rubber hoses, electricity to the genitals, sexual abuse, siccking dogs on men in restraints or simulated drowning (waterboarding).”
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Origin
Middle English, from Old French restrainte, from Latin restrainare ‘to bind back’
Common Phrases
Poetry examples for “restraints”
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