Confine \Con*fine"\ (k[o^]n*f[imac]n"), 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]

To be confined, to be in childbed.

Syn: To bound; limit; restrain; imprison; immure; inclose; circumscribe; restrict. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

confining adj
1: restricting the scope or freedom of action [syn: constraining, constrictive, limiting, restricting]
2: crowded; "close quarters" [syn: close]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Confine \Con*fine"\, 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.

Now let not nature's hand Keep the wild flood confined! let order die! --Shak.

He is to confine himself to the compass of numbers and the slavery of rhyme. --Dryden.

To be confined, to be in childbed.

Syn: To bound; limit; restrain; imprison; immure; inclose; circumscribe; restrict.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)