confines Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a bounded scope
   
   • he stayed within the confines of the city
2. verb place limits on (extent or access)
   throttle; bound; restrict; trammel; restrain; limit; confine.
   
   • restrict the use of this parking lot
   • limit the time you can spend with your friends
3. verb restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
   circumscribe; confine; limit.
   
4. verb prevent from leaving or from being removed
   confine.
   
5. verb close in; darkness enclosed him"
   hold in; confine; enclose.
   
6. verb deprive of freedom; take into confinement
   confine; detain.
   
7. verb to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
   hold; confine; restrain.
   
   • 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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