to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.

verb

enlarge , expand , free , let go , release

verb

bind , bottle up , bound , chain , check , circumscribe , come down on , constrict , contain , contract , cool down , cramp , curb , decrease , define , delimit , delimitate , demarcate , demark , diminish , encircle , enclose , hamper , handicap , hang up , hem in , hold back , hold down , impede , inclose , inhibit , keep within bounds , keep within limits , moderate , modify , narrow , pin down , prelimit , put away , put on ice , qualify , reduce , regulate , restrain , send up , shorten , shrink , shut in , surround , temper , tether , tie , confine , bar , construct , discipline , fetter , gag , hinder , hobble , limit , pinion , prevent , prohibit , ration , repress , straitjacket