<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.<ul><li>Synonyms: thwart, block, stop, check, delay, slow</li><li>Antonyms: encourage, advance</li></ul></li><li>to shut or keep in; prevent from leaving a place because of imprisonment, illness, discipline, etc.<ul><li>Antonyms: free</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Usually confines: a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.</li><li>Often confines: region; territory.</li><li>Archaic: confinement.</li><li>Obsolete: a place of confinement; prison.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>