A damper is a device that deadens, restrains, or depresses. Carlos intervenes and restrains Nicholai for Jill to shoot. This punishment is categorized as "hadd", meaning a punishment that restrains or prevents further crime. Napier restrains his impulses, questioning her. But brahma restrains himself and avoids falling for her. Steve tries to spy on Berry, who restrains Steve and frees Harvey. He prudently restrains himself from enlightening her. He initially restrains himself and chooses to ignore it. Within states, law restrains and limits power; between states, the opposite is true. Luke restrains Zeb and begs him to stop. This restrains the number of transactions, thereby sometimes reducing training time and computing cost. George knocks him unconscious, and Gloria restrains Jules. Ziggy decides to leave but Officer Jackson restrains him. Kitty's own lack of confidence restrains her from reacting with equal alacrity. She screams crazily when Malcolm restrains her.