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v draw a line around v restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" v to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect

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  1. v draw a line around v restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" v to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect