What is the meaning of restricting?

verb

• Place restrictions on.
  • usage: "curtail drinking in school"
  • synonyms: restrict, curtail, curb, cut back
• Place under restrictions; limit access to.
  • usage: "This substance is controlled"
  • synonyms: restrict
• Place limits on (extent or access. )
  • usage: "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
  • synonyms: restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
• Make more specific.
  • usage: "qualify these remarks"
  • synonyms: qualify, restrict

adjective

• Restricting the scope or freedom of action.
  • synonyms: confining, constraining, constrictive, limiting