confining

(verb) place limits on (extent or access). Synonyms: restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle. Examples: "Restrict the use of this parking lot." "Limit the time you can spend with your friends."

(verb) restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day". Synonyms: limit, circumscribe, confine.

(verb) prevent from leaving or from being removed. Synonyms: confine.

(verb) close in; darkness enclosed him". Synonyms: enclose, hold in, confine.

(verb) deprive of freedom; take into confinement. Synonyms: confine, detain.

(verb) to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement. Synonyms: restrain, confine, hold. Examples: "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."

(adj) restricting the scope or freedom of action. Synonyms: constraining, constrictive, limiting, restricting.

(adj) crowded. Synonyms: close. Example: "Close quarters."