restricting
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (1)
- restricting the scope or freedom of actionSynonyms: confiningconstrainingconstrictivelimiting
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Restrict \Re*strict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Restricted; p. pr. & vb. n. Restricting.] To restrain within bounds; to limit; to confine; as, to restrict worlds to a particular meaning; to restrict a patient to a certain diet. [1913 Webster]
Syn: To limit; bound; circumscribe; restrain; repress; curb; coerce. [1913 Webster]