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confine [v]

1)	restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"

Synonyms :

circumscribe limit

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decrease circumscription boundary limitation limitation limitation limitation hold_down keep_down cap curb delimit content ration

2)	place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

Synonyms :

bound limit restrain restrict throttle trammel

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check bound bound clipper boundary limitation limitation limitation limitation bond controller restriction reduce tie gate draw_a_line mark_off harness baffle cramp constrain clamp_down inhibit constrain

3)	prevent from leaving or from being removed

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hold_back cabin closet coop_in lock lock_in

4)	close in or confine

Synonyms :

enclose hold_in

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bear confinement enclosure enclosure border embank rail box_in frame

5)	deprive of freedom; take into confinement

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custody detention detainee confinement free keep straiten gaol intern bind_over imprison cage trap keep_in

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"

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disable custody hold controller constraint bind fetter enchain pinion impound pound fold ground

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