restricting

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. restricting the scope or freedom of actionSynonyms: confiningconstrainingconstrictivelimiting
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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]

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