Definition of confine

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Confine (v. t.) To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound; to shut up; to inclose; to keep close.

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Unpen :: Unpen (v. t.) To release from a pen or from confinement.
Precinct :: Precinct (n.) The limit or exterior line encompassing a place; a boundary; a confine; limit of jurisdiction or authority; -- often in the plural; as, the precincts of a state..
Lock :: Lock (n.) The barrier or works which confine the water of a stream or canal.
Fold :: Fold (v. t.) To confine in a fold, as sheep..
Limited :: Limited (a.) Confined within limits; narrow; circumscribed; restricted; as, our views of nature are very limited..
Cabin :: Cabin (v. t.) To confine in, or as in, a cabin..
Landlocked :: Landlocked (a.) Confined to a fresh-water lake by reason of waterfalls or dams; -- said of fishes that would naturally seek the sea, after spawning; as, the landlocked salmon..
Cramp :: Cramp (v. t.) To compress; to restrain from free action; to confine and contract; to hinder.
Uppent :: Uppent (a.) A Pent up; confined.
Prison :: Prison (v. t.) To imprison; to shut up in, or as in, a prison; to confine; to restrain from liberty..
Jail :: "Jail (n.) A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding..
Pinion :: Pinion (v. t.) To bind or confine the wings of; to confine by binding the wings.
Fold :: Fold (v. i.) To confine sheep in a fold.
Fetter :: Fetter (p. pr. & vb. n.) To put fetters upon; to shackle or confine the feet of with a chain; to bind.
Inclose :: Inclose (v. t.) To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to include; to shut up; to encompass; as, to inclose a fort or an army with troops; to inclose a town with walls..
Poundage :: Poundage (n.) Confinement of cattle, or other animals, in a public pound..
Tunic :: Tunic (n.) An under-garment worn by the ancient Romans of both sexes. It was made with or without sleeves, reached to or below the knees, and was confined at the waist by a girdle..
Coarctate :: Coarctate (a.) To restrain; to confine.
Aviary :: Aviary (n.) A house, inclosure, large cage, or other place, for keeping birds confined; a bird house..
Custody :: Custody (n.) State of being guarded and watched to prevent escape; restraint of liberty; confinement; imprisonment.
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