| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | limitation; something that holds |
| Synonyms: | abridgment, arrest, ban, bar, barrier, bondage, bridle, captivity, chains, check, command, confinement, constraint, cramp, curb, decrease, deprivation, detention, determent, deterrence, embargo, fetters, hindrance, impediment, imprisonment, instruction, interdict, limit, manacles, obstacle, obstruction, order, pinions, prohibition, reduction, rein, repression, restriction, rope, stop, stoppage, straitjacket, string, taboo, weight |
| Antonyms: | freedom, liberation |