| v. t. | 1. | To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound; to shut up; to inclose; to keep close.
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| v. i. | 1. | To have a common boundary; to border; to lie contiguous; to touch; - followed by on or with. | |||
| n. | 1. | Common boundary; border; limit; - used chiefly in the plural. | |||
| 2. | Apartment; place of restraint; prison. | ||||
| Verb | 1. | confine - restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" Synonyms: circumscribe, limit |
| 2. | confine - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" | |
| 3. | confine - prevent from leaving or from being removed | |
| 4. | confine - close in or confine | |
| 5. | confine - deprive of freedom; take into confinement Synonyms: detain | |
| 6. | confine - 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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