Verb restrict has 4 senses
  1. restrict, curtail, curb, cut back - place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"
    --1 is one way to limit, circumscribe, confine
    Derived form: noun restriction2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  2. restrict - place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled"
    --2 is one way to
    control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
    Antonyms: derestrict
    Derived form: noun restriction2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
    --3 is one way to control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
    Derived forms: noun restriction3, noun restriction2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
    Somebody ----s something PP
  4. qualify, restrict - make more specific; "qualify these remarks"
    --4 is one way to modify
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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