Restricting

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  restricting
       adj : restricting the scope or freedom of action [syn: {confining},
              {constraining}, {constrictive}, {limiting}]