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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
confined \confined\ adj.
1. having movement restricted to within a certain area; --
usually a building. opposite of unconfined.
note: narrower terms: claustrophobic; close, confining;
homebound, housebound, shut-in; in
childbedprenominal; pent, shut uppredicate;
snowbound; weather-bound; stormbound,
storm-bound
wordnet 1.5
2. deprived of liberty; especially placed under arrest or
restraint.
wordnet 1.5
3. having movement restricted to within an enclosed outdoor
area; -- of animals.
syn: fenced in, penned.
wordnet 1.5
4. med. not invading healthy tissue.
wordnet 1.5
5. held prisoner.
syn: captive, imprisoned, jailed.
wordnet 1.5
6. having movement or progress restricted to a certain area;
as, an outbreak of the plague confined to one quarter of
the city; wildfires confined to within the canyon.
pjc
see also:
unconfined claustrophobic close, confining homebound, housebound, shut-in in childbedprenominal pent, shut uppredicate
snowbound weather-bound stormbound, storm-bound
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
weather-bound \weath"er-bound`\, a.
kept in port or at anchor by storms; delayed by bad weather;
as, a weather-bound vessel.
1913 webster
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
weather-bound
adj : delayed or shut in by bad weather; "weather-bound traffic";
"irritable weather-bound children"
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