confine

v. limit, restrict; imprison

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Verb
1. restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
(synonym) limit, circumscribe
(hypernym) decrease, lessen, minify
(hyponym) hold down
2. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
(synonym) restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, throttle
(hypernym) control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
(hyponym) reduce, tighten
3. prevent from leaving or from being removed
(hypernym) restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
(hyponym) cabin
4. close in or confine
(synonym) enclose, hold in
(hypernym) hold, bear, carry, contain
(hyponym) bound, border
(derivation) confinement
5. deprive of freedom; take into confinement
(synonym) detain
(antonym) free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose
(hyponym) keep
(derivation) confinement
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"
(synonym) restrain, hold
(hypernym) disable, disenable, incapacitate
(hyponym) tie down, tie up, bind, truss

adj. confined, shut in

v. confine, limit; border

nm. border, boundary, line, pale, confines, bound