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prevent from leaving or from being removed deprive of freedom; take into confinement to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists h restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" close in or confine place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" |
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