Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

751. Restraint — N. restraint; hindrance &c 706; coercion &c

(compulsion) 744; cohibition†, constraint, repression, suppression; discipline, control. confinement; durance, duress; imprisonment; incarceration, coarctation†, entombment, mancipation†, durance vile, limbo, captivity; blockade. arrest, arrestation†; custody, keep, care, charge, ward, restringency†. curb &c (means of restraint) 752; lettres de cachet [Fr.]. limitation, restriction, protection, monopoly; prohibition &c 761. prisoner &c 754; repressionist†. V. restrain, check; put under restraint, lay under restraint; enthral, enthrall, inthral†, inthrall†, bethral†, bethrall†; restrict; debar &c (hinder) 706; constrain; coerce &c (compel) 744; curb, control; hold back, hold from, hold in, hold in check, hold within bounds, keep back, keep from, keep in, keep in check, keep within bounds; hold in leash, hold in leading strings; withhold. keep under; repress, suppress; smother; pull in, rein in; hold, hold fast; keep a tight hand on; prohibit &c 761; inhibit, cohibit†. enchain; fasten &c (join) 43; fetter, shackle; entrammel†; bridle, muzzle, hopple†, gag, pinion, manacle, handcuff, tie one's hands, hobble, bind hand and foot; swathe, swaddle; pin down, tether; picket; tie down, tie up; secure; forge fetters; disable, hamstring (incapacitate) 158. confine; shut up, shut in; clap up, lock up, box up, mew up, bottle up, cork up, seal up, button up; hem in, bolt in, wall in, rail in; impound, pen, coop; inclose &c (circumscribe) 229; cage; incage†, encage†; close the door upon, cloister; imprison, immure; incarcerate, entomb; clap under hatches, lay under hatches; put in irons, put in a strait-waistcoat; throw into prison, cast into prison; put into bilboes. arrest; take up, take charge of, take into custody; take prisoner, take captive, make prisoner, make captive; captivate; lead captive, lead into captivity; send to prison, commit to prison; commit; give in charge, give in custody; subjugate &c 749. Adj. restrained, constrained; imprisoned &c v.; pent up; jammed in, wedged in; under lock and key, under restraint, under hatches; in swaddling clothes; on parole; in custody, doing time &c (prisoner) 754; cohibitive†; coactive &c (compulsory) 744 [Obs.]. stiff, restringent†, strait-laced, hidebound, barkbound†. ice bound, wind bound, weather bound; cabined cribbed confined [Macbeth]; in Lob's pound, laid by the heels.