to imprison to confine

  • 121hedge — n 1. hedgerow, row of boxwood or hawthorn, row of shrubs or bushes, weir, Chiefly Brit. quickset; fence, skirt, hem, rim, wall; border, circumference, circuit, compass, perimeter; boundary, bound, limit, confine, confines, edge, edging, fringe,… …

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  • 122shut — [shut] vt. shut, shutting [ME (W Midland) schutten < OE scyttan < base of sceotan, to cast: see SHOOT] 1. a) to move (a door, window, lid, etc.) into a position that closes the opening to which it is fitted b) to fasten (a door, etc.)… …

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  • 123cage in — verb confine in a cage The animal was caged • Syn: ↑cage • Derivationally related forms: ↑cage (for: ↑cage) • Hypernyms: ↑confine, ↑ …

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  • 124Prison — Pris on, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prisoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prisoning}.] 1. To imprison; to shut up in, or as in, a prison; to confine; to restrain from liberty. [1913 Webster] The prisoned eagle dies for rage. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] His true …

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  • 125Prisoned — Prison Pris on, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prisoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prisoning}.] 1. To imprison; to shut up in, or as in, a prison; to confine; to restrain from liberty. [1913 Webster] The prisoned eagle dies for rage. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 126Prisoning — Prison Pris on, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prisoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prisoning}.] 1. To imprison; to shut up in, or as in, a prison; to confine; to restrain from liberty. [1913 Webster] The prisoned eagle dies for rage. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 127Thereafter — There*af ter, adv. [AS. [eth][=ae]r[ae]fter after that. See {There}, and {After}.] 1. After that; afterward. [1913 Webster] 2. According to that; accordingly. [1913 Webster] I deny not but that it is of greatest concernment in the church and… …

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  • 128prison — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin prehension , prehensio act of seizing, from prehendere to seize more at get Date: 12th century 1. a state of confinement or captivity 2. a place of confinement especially for… …

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