confine
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Sense: Verb: keep people, things, or animals enclosed
Synonyms:
imprison, shut in, shut up, enclose Collocations, trap Collocations, restrain Collocations, hem in, pen in, rein in, box in, lock up, keep in, fence in, wall in, hold back, hold Collocations, cage Collocations, impound, hinder Collocations, bind Collocations, shackle, fetter, manacle, keep in custody, put away
Sense: Verb: keep activity within limits
Synonyms:
limit Collocations, restrict Collocations, restrain Collocations, constrain Collocations, hold back, circumscribe, define Collocations, bound Collocations, delimit, demarcate, mark off, curb Collocations, draw the line at, keep sth from spreading
Sense: Noun: limited area - plural
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