anchor |
a heavy device, connected by a cable to a boat or ship, that is dropped to the bottom of a body of water to restrict the vessel's motion. [1/7 definitions] |
bind |
to restrict or squeeze uncomfortably; be too tight. [1/13 definitions] |
cartel |
an international group of independent businesses formed to control production and prices and to restrict competition in certain business enterprises. [1/2 definitions] |
circumscribe |
to keep within bounds; confine; restrict. [1/3 definitions] |
confine |
to keep within limits; restrict. [1/3 definitions] |
contain |
to hold back or set limits on; establish boundaries for; restrict. [1/4 definitions] |
cramp2 |
to restrict the freedom of by closely confining. [1/6 definitions] |
dam1 |
a barrier built usu. across a waterway to restrict flow and raise the water level. [1/4 definitions] |
drawbridge |
a bridge built so that it can be raised or moved in order to either allow tall ships to pass beneath or restrict passage. |
fetter |
a chain or shackle placed on the ankles to restrict movement. [1/3 definitions] |
imprison |
to confine or restrict as though in a prison. [1/2 definitions] |
indefinite article |
either of the articles "a" or "an" in English grammar. These articles do not restrict the noun to a particular person, place or thing. In the sentence, "A dog ran into my yard," the indefinite article "a" is used to show that it could have been any dog, and that a particular dog is not being named. |
limit |
to not allow the movement or progress of something beyond a certain point; restrict. [1/2 definitions] |
limiting |
serving to restrict or limit. [1/2 definitions] |
lockdown |
a method to restrict the use of a computer network to only authorized users in order to prevent damage. [1/3 definitions] |
muzzle |
to restrict the freedom of (a person or group), esp. the freedom of speech. [1/6 definitions] |
narrow |
to restrict. [1/10 definitions] |
nonrestrictive |
in grammar, modifying but not restricting the meaning of a word or phrase, as "who lives there" modifies but does not restrict the meaning of "Mr. Smith" in "Mr. Smith, who lives there, said he didn't hear anything". [1/2 definitions] |
pinch |
to restrict (a body part) tightly and painfully. [2/11 definitions] |
ration |
to restrict use or consumption of (scarce goods) to authorized people in authorized amounts. [1/5 definitions] |
secret |
in the United States, classified by the government so as to restrict access. [2/8 definitions] |