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confining
(encz) | confining, |
Confining
(gcide) | Confine \Con*fine"\ (k[o^]n*f[imac]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Confined; p. pr. & vb. n. Confining.] [F. confiner to
border upon, LL. confinare to set bounds to; con- + finis
boundary, end. See Final, Finish.]
To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound;
to shut up; to inclose; to keep close.
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Now let not nature's hand
Keep the wild flood confined! let order die! --Shak.
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He is to confine himself to the compass of numbers and
the slavery of rhyme. --Dryden.
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To be confined, to be in childbed.
Syn: To bound; limit; restrain; imprison; immure; inclose;
circumscribe; restrict.
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confining
(wn) | confining
adj 1: restricting the scope or freedom of action [syn:
confining, constraining, constrictive, limiting,
restricting]
2: crowded; "close quarters" [syn: close, confining] |
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close confining
(gcide) | confined \confined\ adj.
1. having movement restricted to within a certain area; --
usually a building. Opposite of unconfined.
Note: [Narrower terms: claustrophobic; close, confining;
homebound, housebound, shut-in; {in
childbed(prenominal)}; pent, shut up(predicate);
snowbound; weather-bound; {stormbound,
storm-bound}]
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2. deprived of liberty; especially placed under arrest or
restraint.
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3. having movement restricted to within an enclosed outdoor
area; -- of animals.
Syn: fenced in, penned.
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4. (Med.) not invading healthy tissue.
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5. held prisoner.
Syn: captive, imprisoned, jailed.
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6. having movement or progress restricted to a certain area;
as, an outbreak of the plague confined to one quarter of
the city; wildfires confined to within the canyon.
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Confining
(gcide) | Confine \Con*fine"\ (k[o^]n*f[imac]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Confined; p. pr. & vb. n. Confining.] [F. confiner to
border upon, LL. confinare to set bounds to; con- + finis
boundary, end. See Final, Finish.]
To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound;
to shut up; to inclose; to keep close.
[1913 Webster]
Now let not nature's hand
Keep the wild flood confined! let order die! --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
He is to confine himself to the compass of numbers and
the slavery of rhyme. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
To be confined, to be in childbed.
Syn: To bound; limit; restrain; imprison; immure; inclose;
circumscribe; restrict.
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