confine

verbs

place limits on (extent or access)
"restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel
restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
circumscribe, confine, limit
prevent from leaving or from being removed
confine
is a type of (narrower)
keep under control; keep in check
"suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"
hold back, keep, keep back, restrain
close in; darkness enclosed him"
confine, enclose, hold in
is derived from
confinement
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
confine, detain
is derived from
confinement
antonym
free
to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
"This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
confine, hold, restrain