3
lock(noun, verb, free)
3
penal institution(noun, place, facility)
3
tether(noun, verb, imprison, prison)
2
Borstal
2
block
2
blockade(verb, cover, circle, ring, surround)
2
bottle up(verb, expression, hold, control, make)
2
box in
2
box up(verb, expression, hold, control, restrain)
2
chain(verb, hold, control, make, force)
2
check(verb, hold, control, make, force)
2
chokey
2
circumscribe(verb, hold, control, cool, restrain)
2
college(noun, place, pen, institute, institution)
2
commit(verb, hold, confine, detain, apprehend)
2
convict(condemn, blame, confine, punish, penalize)
2
cool(verb, hold, control, restrain, curb)
2
coop up(verb, expression, restrain, confine, detain)
2
cork(verb, hold, control, make, force)
2
corral(noun, verb, field, circle, ring)
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