confine

Definition

  • noun: something (as borders or walls) that encloses
  • verb: to keep (someone or something) within limits
  • verb: to hold within a location
  • usually + 'to'
  • synonyms: border, limit, inclose

Examples

  • She thinks the corporate world is dull and 'confining'. [='restrictive']

  • This coat feels too 'confining'. [='tight']

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) the th and th Century... were dedicated to a pagan god of war, Odin. Cramped by the confines of their barren, icebound northlands... they exploited their skill as shipbuilders... to spread a reign of terror... then unequaled (..)
    1958 The Vikings