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- pronunciation:
- rih
strIkt
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
restricts, restricting, restricted |
| definition: |
When you restrict something, you keep it inside a certain limit. If your parents restrict your dog to the kitchen, then your dog can't go out of the kitchen. When your parents restrict your game playing, they set a limit for how long or how often you can play.
At camp, the children are restricted to the shallow end of the pool until they pass the swimming test.Tim's parents are restricting the amount of money they spend at restaurants.- synonyms:
- confine, limit
- similar words:
- condition, contain, control, curb, define, hold, pinch, qualify, restrain
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| related words: |
bar, bind, cage, ground, shut |
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