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What is the noun for restraints?

What's the noun for restraints? Here's the word you're looking for.

restrainer
  1. Something that restrains
  2. (photography) A chemical compound (such as potassium bromide), added to a developer to prevent fogging
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Ammonium chloride is an effective restrainer, but gives off a strong ammoniacal smell and may shift print color toward the red.”
      “If your cat is a reluctant patient, use a bath towel as a restrainer, or try putting a little bit of tuna juice on the brush.”
      “A standard restrainer ring that can be removed after assembly will accomplish this.”
restraint
  1. (countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures
  2. (uncountable) control or caution; reserve
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The stocks have stone blocks to sit on and metal restraints to shackle the legs.”
      “Any driver failing to ensure that their child is secured with a restraint appropriate for their height and weight could be eligible for a fine.”
      “Everngam baldly asserts that the provision is an unreasonable restraint on his ability to practice accountancy and the public's ability to avail itself of his services.”
restrainedness
  1. The state or property of being restrained.
restraining
restrainment
  1. The act of restraining.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Now that the AIADMK chief has crossed that line of restrainment, it has to be seen how Modi will react to Jayalalithaa's one-upmanship.”
restrainments
  1. plural of restrainment
restrainings
restrainers
  1. plural of restrainer
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Hurriedly, Brant threw off the hands of his restrainers and flew across the room to the door.”
      “In '99, players removed the speed restrainers from carts and tried to add a few thrills to their free time.”
      “Rats were restrained by putting them in cylindrical restrainers 5.5 cm in inner diameter and 20 cm in length, with small holes in the front end for ventilation.”
restraints
  1. plural of restraint
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  3. Examples:
    1. “In many other healing temples for agitated people physical restraints are used, but they are not used here.”
      “Coordinating permission to remove the restraints from a patient who has been anesthetized should occur before the procedure is ready to begin.”
      “For some time now, no one has seriously believed those restraints would hold.”
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