| noun | the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase |
| verb | place limits on (extent or access) “restrict the use of this parking lot” |
| verb | restrict or confine, “I limit you to two visits to the pub a day” |
| verb | decide upon or fix definitely “fix the variables” |
| adjective | restricting the scope or freedom of action |
| adjective | strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase “the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause” |
| modify | verb | add a modifier to a constituent |
| qualify | verb | add a modifier to a constituent |
| restrictive | adjective | serving to restrict |
| restriction | noun | the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary) |
| restrainer | noun | a person who directs and restrains |
| trammel | noun | a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) |
| limiter | noun | (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform) |
| limit | noun | the greatest possible degree of something |
| limitation | noun | (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought |
| bound | noun | a line determining the limits of an area |
| circumscription | noun | the act of circumscribing |
| set | noun | a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way |
| determinant | adjective | having the power or quality of deciding |
| determiner | noun | one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases |