What does confine mean in English? Meaning of confine definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "confine": place limits on (extent or access)
Verb
Meaning: place limits on (extent or access)Example: restrict the use of this parking lot
limit the time you can spend with your friendsSynonyms: bound
confine
limit
restrain
restrict
throttle
trammelHyponyms: baffle
clamp down
constrain
crack down
cramp
cumber
draw a line
draw the line
encumber
gate
halter
hamper
harness
inhibit
mark off
mark out
reduce
regulate
rein
restrain
rule
stiffen
strangle
tie
tighten
tighten upHypernyms: check
contain
control
curb
hold
hold in
moderateMeaning of "confine": restrict or confine,
Verb
Meaning: restrict or confine,Example: I limit you to two visits to the pub a daySynonyms: circumscribe
confine
limitHyponyms: cap
content
curb
curtail
cut back
delimit
delimitate
demarcate
hold down
keep down
number
ration
restrictHypernyms: decrease
lessen
minifyMeaning of "confine": prevent from leaving or from being removed
Verb
Meaning: prevent from leaving or from being removedSynonyms: confineHyponyms: cabin
closet
coop in
coop up
lock
lock away
lock in
lock up
put away
seal in
shut away
shut upHypernyms: hold back
keep
keep back
restrainMeaning of "confine": close in
Verb
Meaning: close inExample: darkness enclosed himSynonyms: confine
enclose
hold inHyponyms: border
bound
box in
box up
embank
frame
rail
rail inHypernyms: bear
carry
contain
holdMeaning of "confine": deprive of freedom; take into confinement
Verb
Meaning: deprive of freedom; take into confinementSynonyms: confine
detainHyponyms: bind over
cage
cage in
gaol
immure
imprison
incarcerate
intern
jail
jug
keep
keep in
lag
pin down
put away
put behind bars
remand
straiten
trapAntonyms: free
liberate
loose
release
unloose
unloosenMeaning of "confine": to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
Verb
Meaning: to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movementExample: 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 ransomSynonyms: confine
hold
restrainHyponyms: bind
enchain
fetter
fold
ground
impound
pen up
pinion
pound
pound up
shackle
tie down
tie up
trussHypernyms: disable
disenable
incapacitateAdjective: (transitive) To restrict; to keep within bounds; to shut or keep in a limited space or area. Shakespeare Now let not nature's hand / Keep the wild flood confined! let order die! Dryden He is to confine himself to the compass of numbers and the slavery of rhyme.Shakespeare Now let not nature's hand / Keep the wild flood confined! let order die!Dryden He is to confine himself to the compass of numbers and the slavery of rhyme.To have a common boundary; to border; to lie contiguous; to touch; followed by on or with. Milton Where your gloomy bounds / Confine with heaven Dryden Betwixt heaven and earth and skies there stands a place / Confining on all three.Milton Where your gloomy bounds / Confine with heavenDryden Betwixt heaven and earth and skies there stands a place / Confining on all three.Synonyms:
incarcerate, hinder, detain, restrict, restrain, imprison, jail, constrain, hog-tie, bar, cramp, bound, delimit, bind, fix, shorten, immure, ice, repress, intern, enslave, circumscribe, keep, cage, cool, hold back, put away, shut up, cool down, hem in, put a lid on, put on ice, send up,
Antonyms:
release, liberate, loosen, permit, unbind, ignore, increase, free, let go, open, unfasten, allow, loose, neglect,
