#1
confine v. [
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, throttle] place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
. wn #2
confine v. [
limit, circumscribe] restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
. wn #3
confine v. prevent from leaving or from being removed
. wn #4
confine v. [
enclose, hold in] close in; darkness enclosed him"
. wn #5
confine v. [
detain] deprive of freedom; take into confinement
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