Confining

Word CONFINING
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Definitions and meanings of "Confining"

What do we mean by confining?

To restrict; to keep within bounds; to shut or keep in a limited space or area.

To have a common boundary; to border; to lie contiguous; to touch; followed by on or with.

Keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space,scope,quanity,or time) Urban Dictionary

Being trapped within yourself Urban Dictionary

An oxymoronic term used to metaphorically describe a finite “infinity”; confined “infinity.” Urban Dictionary

Trapped inside my wet loving dark blue brief underwear. Urban Dictionary

When you have no internet and all you can do all day long is play solitaire. Urban Dictionary

Lit., A dish traditionally served to inmates or shipmates, rumored to contain saltpeter (potassium nitrate or sodium nitrate), a notorious suppressor of male libido; Figuratively, any unsaisfying answer, inadequate response, or chicken-shit explanation given by the powers-that-be to anyone subject to their authority. Urban Dictionary

When one is put into a area where one does not make normal levels of social contacts with other people Urban Dictionary

1. When an occupant of a prison does something reckless or anything severe that is against prison regulations, he is put in solitary confinment. Solitary confinment puts prisoners in a small, dark cell with no windows or light for a period of time, without ANY contact to the outside world or any other part of the prison or prisoners. Urban Dictionary

You searched up solitary. Did you mean "School"? Or "School"? Did I mention "School"? Urban Dictionary

Nickname for historic Wrigley Field in Chicago. Home of the Chicago Cubs. The oldest (1914) National League Ball Park, with ivy covered outfield walls. Also known for the best fans in the United States. Urban Dictionary

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The word "confining" in example sentences

They branded and succeeded in confining the growth of the DK to Tamil Nadu. ❋ Steve Sailer (2002)

When a person such as Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is already in custody, there is an alternative to killing him -- namely confining him for life. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It may be a better place than the auction block, but it is just as confining, which is why I urge that we dismantle both. ❋ Anxious Black Woman (2007)

But, with the onset of the Age of Enlightenment in the West, the idea of confining warfare to the battlefield was, if not adhered to, at least given lip service. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The lock on this door had never been designed with the idea of confining a thief. ❋ Lackey, Mercedes (2001)

Premier Stofile had said workers were "first citizens before they were workers" and added that in previous decades the ANC had rejected the notion of confining trade unions to factory issues only. ❋ Unknown (1998)

The one covers the outer surface of the body, the other the inner surface of the ventral wall; hence they are called confining or limiting layers. ❋ Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (1876)

He issued this order under the notion of confining the attention of the clergy to the holy scriptures! ❋ Isaac Disraeli (1807)

This final section describes practices such as confining children for indefinite periods in six-by-nine foot cells, abuses that led to the appointment of a court-ordered monitor for Eufaula. ❋ Unknown (2008)

25 Rhodes and his fellow directors took the parallel a long way further when they hit on the idea of confining African miners in closed compounds for the four or six months of their contract period. ❋ Ray Esther (1969)

For me, the keynote of our conversation was how "confining" ❋ Anne Dalke (2010)

Citing former intelligence officials, as well as a footnote in a newly released legal memorandum, the newspaper said the use of brutal tactics against Abu Zubaydah, such as confining him in boxes and slamming him against the wall, was ordered by CIA headquarters officials based on an inflated assessment of his significance. ❋ Unknown (2009)

(It should be observed that as early as III.i. 194 we hear of the idea of 'confining' ❋ Unknown (1893)

The Bush administration failed to secure a Security Council resolution before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and generally found international institutions more confining than useful in addressing America's post-Sept. 11 problems. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Made of dark stone, with low ceilings and cluttered side walls, the place felt confining. ❋ David R. George III (2011)

He does not confine his [message] to [politics]. ❋ Ddddrrrynhgggggggggggdadevin (2018)

I [feel] [as if] [I am] confined within myself. ❋ Confin3d (2013)

It’s taking a confinity for class to [end]. It’ll be a confinity before [the next] [round] starts. ❋ Applebin (2020)

When I was a child urinating myself I got a crush to cry being [confined] inside my loving [dark blue] [brief] underwear. ❋ Turo Fernandez (2018)

When [Mom] took away my [network] [card], I was in solitaire confinement for a week. ❋ KikiMiki (2008)

"I tried to get a straight answer from [the warden], but all he was dealin' was confinement loaf." "I asked her [ten times] what was wrong, but all she'd serve me was confinement loaf." "The reporters kept [coming back] to what Bush actually said, but all they could get from his press-secretary was confinement loaf." ❋ Dr. Warren James (2007)

the [inmate] that [tried] to [escape], they assigned him solitray confinement for a year ❋ Matt Furlani (2003)

1. [Butch] made another escape attempt yesterday and they put him in [solitary] confinment for [3 weeks]. ❋ Chicken Butt (2003)

[AJ]: Hey, can I meet you at Solitary Confinement? [Jackal]: Sure, bro! Are they serving the dog shit- I mean "[Mac & Cheese]" again? ❋ TrumpIsATramp (2020)

"[Welcome] to the [friendly confines] of [Wrigley Field]" ❋ Cubs Fan From Chicago (2005)

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