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 ]
adj. 1. having movement restricted to within a certain area; -- usually a building. Opposite of unconfined. [ Narrower terms: claustrophobic; close, confining; homebound, housebound, shut-in; in childbed(prenominal); pent, shut up(predicate); snowbound; weather-bound; stormbound, storm-bound ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]
2. deprived of liberty; especially placed under arrest or restraint. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
3. having movement restricted to within an enclosed outdoor area; -- of animals. Syn. -- fenced in, penned. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
4. (Med.) not invading healthy tissue. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
6. having movement or progress restricted to a certain area; as, an outbreak of the plague confined to one quarter of the city; wildfires confined to within the canyon. [ PJC ]
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