'close confining' definitions:

Definition of 'close confining'

From: GCIDE
  • confined \confined\ adj.
  • 1. having movement restricted to within a certain area; -- usually a building. Opposite of unconfined.
  • Note: [Narrower terms: claustrophobic; close, confining; homebound, housebound, shut-in; {in childbed(prenominal)}; pent, shut up(predicate); snowbound; weather-bound; {stormbound, storm-bound}] [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. deprived of liberty; especially placed under arrest or restraint. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 3. having movement restricted to within an enclosed outdoor area; -- of animals.
  • Syn: fenced in, penned. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 4. (Med.) not invading healthy tissue. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 5. held prisoner.
  • Syn: captive, imprisoned, jailed. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 6. having movement or progress restricted to a certain area; as, an outbreak of the plague confined to one quarter of the city; wildfires confined to within the canyon. [PJC]