English English Dictionary

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Result for Confine

Confine (v. t.)

To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound; to shut up; to inclose; to keep close.

Confine (v. i.)

To have a common boundary; to border; to lie contiguous; to touch; -- followed by on or with.

Confine (n.)

Common boundary; border; limit; -- used chiefly in the plural.

Confine (n.)

Apartment; place of restraint; prison.