1) the act of contracting or being contracted (contraction)
fastens with ropes etc (as a prisoner)
obligated; destined
the limits
obligated; destined
having, showing, limited thought or experience
narrow-minded
of or in lines; of length
confined, restricted
measuring a small amount across in comparison with length; small, limited
confined, restricted
(of a person) legally or morally having to carry out a duty, care (for a person, thing); involving the obligation to make decisions for others and bear the blame for their mistakes
accountable, in charge
smaller (especially through wetting or age, illness etc)
withdrawn
not easily bent or changed in shape; hard to stir, work, move etc; formal, unfriendly; thoroughly; a dead body
hard, inflexible
to rent (a room, house etc of which one is a tenant) to another person
leased
abridged
abridged
fastened, fixed, fitting or held closely; stretched fully; (especially in compounds) made so that something cannot get out or in; packed so as to occupy the smallest possible space or to get in as much as possible
close, snug