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English Dictionary: confining	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for confining
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
confining adj restricting the scope or freedom of action [syn: confining, constraining, constrictive, limiting, restricting] crowded; "close quarters" Synonym(s): close, confining
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Confine \Con*fine"\, 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. Now let not nature's hand Keep the wild flood confined! let order die! --Shak. He is to confine himself to the compass of numbers and the slavery of rhyme. --Dryden. {To be confined}, to be in childbed. Syn: To bound; limit; restrain; imprison; immure; inclose; circumscribe; restrict.