confine meaning and definition

CONFINE verb

Definition of confine (verb)

1. place limits on (extent or access)
   • "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
   • synonyms: bound, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel
2. restrict or confine
   • "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
   • synonyms: circumscribe, limit
3. prevent from leaving or from being removed
4. close in; darkness enclosed h
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   • synonyms: enclose, hold in
5. deprive of freedom; take into confinement
   • synonyms: detain
   • antonym: free
6. 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"
   • synonyms: hold, restrain