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A limiting or restraining action that bounds or detains movements, actions, or freedom
The act of constricting, or the state of being constricted
(of a rule or discipline) Rigidly enforced, typically demanding total obedience or observance
(of a space) Restricted in area or volume
Tending, or designed, to hinder or deter
Serving, or causing something, to bind or fasten
Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load
Present participle for to imprison or incarcerate someone
“There is a danger that his enemies will confine him in prison most of his life, and it will cause him to be poor, gloomy and despondent.”
Present participle for to enclose or hem in (on all sides)
“They were able to forbid processions by employing troops and police to confine the demonstrations within very narrow limits.”
Present participle for to confine or keep within certain limits or boundaries
“Some of the greatest English sonneteers have felt the laws of the Italian sonnet confine their freedom of thought and expression unduly.”
Present participle for to shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc.
Present participle for to keep within certain limits
Present participle for to restrain or immobilize (someone) by tying up or holding their arms or legs
Present participle for to reduce in size, especially through the application of pressure
Present participle for to make or become rigidly fixed or immovable
Present participle for to fill or stuff a space or opening with something in order to block it
Present participle for to reduce (something) in extent or quantity
Present participle for to commit, confide to another's care, confidence or acceptance, with favoring representations
Present participle for to squeeze or pack tightly into a small or restricted space
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