be confined Definition

confine
verb confined, confining

1. To restrict or limit.

Thesaurus: circumscribe, inhibit, limit, restrict, bind, straitjacket.
2. To prevent the spread of (eg a fire).
3. To keep prisoner.

Thesaurus: incarcerate, imprison, cage, detain, place under house arrest; Antonym: free.
4. Said eg of ill health to restrict someone's movement.

Example: Flu confined Yvonne to her bed for the whole week

Idiom: be confined

Said of a woman: to be about to give birth.