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keep within bounds(verb, idiom)
3
close in(verb, phrasal verb, open, restrain)
3
hem and haw
3
hum and haw
3
keep from spreading
3
shut in(verb, phrasal verb, restrain, obscure)
2
hem in(verb, hold, restrain, trap)
2
peg down(hold, cover, secure, restrain)
2
pin down(hold, cover, secure, restrain)
2
put together(hold, cover, secure, restrain)
2
set off(verb, touch, surround, encircle)
2
tie up(hold, cover, secure, restrain)
1
border on(move, meet, touch, approach)
1
bottle up(verb, phrasal verb, hold, restrain)
1
brink on(move, end, touch, line)
1
butt on(move, end, touch, line)
1
come near(move, end, touch, line)
1
double over(verb, bend, double, crease)
1
fence in(verb, restrain, confine, enclose)
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folded fabric edge
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