Definitions Found:
to prevent from wandering, as hounds
- whipto prevent from wandering, as hounds
- circumforaneanwandering about as from market to market, vagrant also CIRCUMFORANEOUS
- circumforaneouswandering about as from market to market, vagrant also CIRCUMFORANEAN
- playingHandle without skill so as to damage or prevent from working
- interceptsObstruct (someone or something) so as to prevent them from continuing to a destination
- interceptingObstruct (someone or something) so as to prevent them from continuing to a destination
- interceptedObstruct (someone or something) so as to prevent them from continuing to a destination
- ciphonythe process of encrypting telecommunication signals, as to prevent information from being intercepted by an enemy or competitor
- protectionsThe practice of paying money to criminals so as to prevent them from attacking oneself or one's property
- insulatedseparate from conducting bodies by means of nonconductors so as to prevent transfer of electricity, heat, or sound
- protectionThe practice of paying money to criminals so as to prevent them from attacking oneself or one's property
- phimosisconstriction of the orifice of the prepuce so as to prevent the foreskin from being drawn back to uncover the glans penis
- obturateto close (a hole or cavity) so as to prevent a flow of gas through it, esp. the escape of explosive gas from a gun tube during firing
- firewallpartition made of fireproof material to prevent the spread of a fire from one part of a building or ship to another or to isolate an engine compartment, as on a plane, automobile, etc.
- contraceptionThe deliberate use of artificial methods or other techniques to prevent pregnancy as a consequence of sexual intercourse. The major forms of artificial contraception are: barrier methods, of which the commonest is the condom; the contraceptive pill, which contains synthetic sex hormones that prevent ovulation in the female; intrauterine devices, such as the coil, which prevent the fertilized ovum from implanting in the uterus; and male or female sterilization
- immobilizingPrevent (something or someone) from moving or operating as normal
- immobilizedPrevent (something or someone) from moving or operating as normal
- immobilizesPrevent (something or someone) from moving or operating as normal
- immobilizePrevent (something or someone) from moving or operating as normal