restrict; restrain; trammel; limit; bound; confine; throttle




place limits on (extent or access)

"restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

Type of:
  • control; hold in; hold; contain; check; curb; moderate

Types:
  • reduce; tighten
  • tie
  • gate
  • draw the line; draw a line
  • mark off; mark out
  • rule; harness; rein
  • baffle; regulate
  • hamper; halter; cramp; strangle
  • stiffen; tighten; tighten up; constrain
  • clamp down; crack down
  • inhibit
  • restrain; encumber; cumber; constrain


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