Confined

Confined
Confine Con*fine" (k[o^]n*f[imac]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confining}.] [F. confiner to border upon, LL. confinare to set bounds to; con- + finis boundary, end. See {Final}, {Finish}.] To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound; to shut up; to inclose; to keep close. [1913 Webster]

Now let not nature's hand Keep the wild flood confined! let order die! --Shak. [1913 Webster]

He is to confine himself to the compass of numbers and the slavery of rhyme. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

{To be confined}, to be in childbed.

Syn: To bound; limit; restrain; imprison; immure; inclose; circumscribe; restrict. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • confined — index arrested (apprehended), in custody, insular, limited, narrow, partial (part), private (not public) …   Law dictionary

  • confined — [adj] limited, enclosed bedfast, bedridden, bottled up, bound, chilled, circumscribed, compassed, cooped up, cramp, cramped, detained, flattened out, grounded, hampered, held, hog tied*, iced*, immured, imprisoned, incarcerated, in chains,… …   New thesaurus

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  • confined — [[t]kənfa͟ɪnd[/t]] 1) ADJ: v link ADJ to n If something is confined to a particular place, it exists only in that place. If it is confined to a particular group, only members of that group have it. The problem is not confined to Germany... These… …   English dictionary

  • confined — con|fined [kənˈfaınd] adj 1.) be confined to sb/sth to exist in or affect only a particular place or group ▪ The risk of infection is confined to groups such as medical personnel. 2.) a confined space or area is one that is very small ▪ It wasn t …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • confined — adjective a confined space or area is one that is very small: It wasn t easy to sleep in such a confined space …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • confined — Imprisoned; required to remain in one place. As the word is used in a sick benefit insurance policy, a person is confined, when his illness keeps him at home and totally disables him from following his vocation. The word does not import that he… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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  • confined — con|fined [ kən faınd ] adjective a confined space is so small that you cannot move around in it easily …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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