
confine
v 1: restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a
day" [syn: {limit}, {circumscribe}]
2: place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of
this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your
friends" [syn: {restrict}, {restrain}, {trammel}, {limit},
{bound}, {throttle}]
3: prevent from leaving or from being removed
4: close in or confine [syn: {enclose}, {hold in}]
5: deprive of freedom; take into confinement [syn: {detain}]
[ant: {free}]
6: to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement;
"This holds the local until the express passengers change
trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the
stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a
detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists
for ransom" [syn: {restrain}, {hold}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0