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Meanings of confine in English
Synonyms
Examples for "hold"
Examples for "hold"
1
So far so good, but the situation couldn't hold stable for long.
2
The other sector will hold GEMS' assets in Europe and north America.
3
Ms Yingluck said she will hold new elections as soon as possible.
4
The main problem is not other countries wanting to hold EU referendums.
5
However, pasteurization can be done at lower temperatures, given longer hold times.
1
Although the crisis magnifies Noonan's power, he remains bound by EU strictures.
2
Media reports are bound to underestimate the true scale of protest, however.
3
The market has been range-bound since late last week over political worries.
4
Likewise, the left thumb shall be bound to the right great toe.
5
The parts were bound for key military installations, including Iraq and Afghanistan.
1
Rider: Mark Cavendish When: Stage 11 Reason: Finished outside the time limit.
2
Others limit provision to families in crisis referred by child protection services.
3
The Daily Express offers two weeks for every year worked without limit.
4
I know it's difficult, however, limit yourself to answering the question posed.
5
They're opinion police who wish to limit dissenting thought and free discourse.
1
I said in the trouble of the moment, unable to restrain myself.
2
A senior loyalist source said it would be difficult to restrain militants.
3
Currently teachers can't physically restrain students unless they're a danger to others.
4
Potations do sometimes wake wines; turnips restrain passion; causes necessary to state.
5
But in the end he could not restrain himself and blurted out:
1
Its main strategy now is to severely restrict water use through rationing.
2
New Caledonia will restrict the use of plastic from July next year.
3
Every market has some rules and boundaries that restrict freedom of choice.
4
California officials also this year passed a law to restrict placement agents.
5
North Dakota is the latest state to pass measures to restrict abortions.
1
Holly gunned the throttle quite a bit more than was absolutely necessary.
2
LaHood said the electronic throttle review would also look at other automakers.
3
Wired: Trigger throttle increases thrust as needed and returns to idle quickly.
4
Today's FDRs can record many more parameters including throttle and flight-control positions.
5
The Ferrari Roma also features Variable Boost Management for instantaneous throttle response.
1
It was difficult-perverse, even-constantly trying to contain and circumscribe his work.
2
Judge Selna was careful to circumscribe the applicability of his decision.
3
Other women were less exacting; they did not attempt to circumscribe his freedom.
4
Concrete median barriers and the tall, anti-scaling fence circumscribe the city into impenetrable sectors.
5
The decision to circumscribe the use of economic sanctions against off-base discrimination made sense.
1
Who can trammel up consequences but the Lord of the Universe?
2
By good luck, Billy tells me, the trammel has made a good haul.
3
Briefly thus: I have but learnt of the trammel in which I am taken.
4
I like to be up before all the trammel starts.
5
How is she ever to know you, according to the rules which trammel society?
Catalan
empresonar Spanish
confinar Usage of confine in English
1
These days peddlers no longer have to confine themselves to a market.
2
It would have been difficult to confine a nuclear war to Cuba.
3
Tell Burt to confine his observations and reports to the experimental data.
4
They think the cell they've prepared will be able to confine him.
5
Place the hen upon the nest-eggs and confine her to the nest.
6
There was no point in asking the elves to confine their herd.
7
The Arabs still confine the name Ifrikia to the territory of Tunisia.
8
And in this matter he does not confine himself to material things.
9
Fortunately the General does not confine you to one shade of blue.
10
I confine myself quite simply to the three points of the narrative:-
11
We should confine ourselves to commercial wars as in the nineteenth century.
12
But it is better in these matters to confine oneself to generalities.
13
She was content to confine her dealings with him to the Net.
14
But the mischief did not confine itself to the English royal family.
15
No attempt was made to confine the investigation to the technical trial.
16
They might not have the means to confine the conspirators with safety.
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Confine through the time
Confine across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common