The meaning of Confining

noun

A structure of bars or wires in which birds or other animals are confined.

Usage examples:

She kept a canary in a cage

verb

Confine in a cage.

Usage examples:

The parrot screamed, furious at being caged

noun

A structure shaped like a box but with bars or wires as its sides, for keeping pets or for housing animals

Usage examples:

The lab was stocked with wire cages for mice.

verb

Form a circle around; surround.

Usage examples:

The town is encircled by fortified walls

verb

To surround or form a circle around something

Usage examples:

A parking lot encircles the mall.

verb

Surround or close off on all sides.

Usage examples:

The entire estate was enclosed with walls

verb

To surround

Usage examples:

The garden is enclosed by four walls., please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

verb

To include something inside a letter or parcel

Usage examples:

Apply in writing, enclosing a current cv, to the address below., please find enclosed an applicatio…

noun

One of a series of upright frames over which athletes in a race must jump.

Usage examples:

A hurdle race

verb

Take part in a hurdle race.

Usage examples:

This gelding hurdled fluently

verb

Enclose or confine (someone) against their will.

Usage examples:

Her brother was immured in a lunatic asylum

verb

To put someone inside something such as a prison or tomb (= a place where dead bodies are buried) and keep them there

Usage examples:

The aristocracy chose to immure its dead in church vaults or specially constructed mausoleums., the…

verb

Seize and take legal custody of (something, especially a vehicle, goods, or documents) because of an infringement of a law.

Usage examples:

Vehicles parked where they cause an obstruction will be impounded

verb

Put or keep in prison or a place like a prison.

Usage examples:

He was imprisoned three times for his activities

verb

To put someone in prison or in a situation that is like prison

Usage examples:

If found guilty, he could be imprisoned for ten years., after weeks of snow, she felt imprisoned in…

verb

Imprison or confine.

Usage examples:

Many are incarcerated for property offences

noun

A student or trainee who works, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification.

Usage examples:

Training for the student interns will be done during the week of may 13-17.

verb

Confine (someone) as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons.

Usage examples:

The family were interned for the duration of the war as enemy aliens

verb

To put someone in prison for political or military reasons

verb

Have or retain possession of.

Usage examples:

Return one copy to me, keeping the other for your files

noun

Food, clothes, and other essentials for living.

Usage examples:

The society are paying for your keep

Continue a certain state, condition, or activity

noun

A device or enclosure designed to catch and retain animals, typically by allowing entry but not exit or by catching hold of a part of the body.

Usage examples:

The squirrels ravaged the saplings, despite the baited traps

verb

Short for trapdoor.

verb

Put trappings on (a horse).

Usage examples:

The horses were trapped with black velvet