the act of containing; keeping something from spreading | the act of controlling by restraining someone or something |
(physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor | a device that retards something's motion |
a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully | discipline in personal and social activities |
| lack of ornamentation |
| a rule or condition that limits freedom |
| the state of being physically constrained |