restrict
11restrict — [[t]rɪstrɪ̱kt[/t]] restricts, restricting, restricted 1) VERB If you restrict something, you put a limit on it in order to reduce it or prevent it becoming too great. [V n] There is talk of raising the admission requirements to restrict the… …
12Restrict — In the C programming language, as of the C99 standard, restrict is a keyword which may be used when declaring pointers. The restrict keyword is a message from the programmer to the compiler saying this is the only pointer to that memory block .… …
13restrict — re|strict W3S3 [rıˈstrıkt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of restringere; RESTRAIN] 1.) to limit or control the size, amount, or range of something ▪ The new law restricts the sale of hand guns. ▪ You may need to… …
14restrict */*/ — UK [rɪˈstrɪkt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms restrict : present tense I/you/we/they restrict he/she/it restricts present participle restricting past tense restricted past participle restricted 1) to keep something within strict limits Travel… …
15restrict — re|strict [ rı strıkt ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to keep something within strict limits: Travel is a dream of mine, but a busy working life has restricted my opportunities. restrict something to something: Doctors have restricted the number of… …
16restrict — verb a) To restrain within bounds; to limit; to confine; as, to restrict worlds to a particular meaning; to restrict a patient to a certain diet. If we restrict sine to , we can define its inverse. b) To consider (a function) as …
17restrict — /rI strIkt/ verb (T) 1 SIZE/AMOUNT/RANGE to limit or control the size, amount, or range of something: The new law restricts the sale of hand guns. | restrict sth to: The speaker restricted her remarks to (=only talked about) the health care… …
18restrict — /rɪ strɪkt/ verb to limit or to impose controls on ● to restrict credit ● to restrict the flow of trade or to restrict imports ● We are restricted to twenty staff by the size of our offices …
19restrict — /rɪ strɪkt/ verb to limit something or to impose controls on something ● to restrict credit ● to restrict the flow of trade or to restrict imports ● We are restricted to twenty staff by the size of our offices. ♦ to sell into a restricted market… …
20restrict — v. (D; refl., tr.) to restrict to (the chair restricted discussion to items on the official agenda; she restricted herself to two meals a day) * * * [rɪ strɪkt] (D; refl., tr.) to restrict to (the chair restricted discussion to items on the… …
