Search Result:confining
KK Pronunciation
〔 kәn`faInIŋ 〕
Pronunciation
〔 kәnˋfainiŋ 〕
Overview of verb confine
The verb confine has 6 senses
- restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle -- (place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends")
- limit, circumscribe, confine -- (restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day")
- confine -- (prevent from leaving or from being removed)
- enclose, hold in, confine -- (close in; darkness enclosed him")
- confine, detain -- (deprive of freedom; take into confinement)
- restrain, confine, hold -- (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")
Overview of adj confining
The adj confining has 2 senses
- confining, constraining, constrictive, limiting, restricting -- (restricting the scope or freedom of action)
- close, confining -- (crowded; "close quarters")