restrict
verb (used with object)
to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
restrictor
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a word derived from
restrict.
Example Sentences
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She said the restrictor on the window was not engaged and it was slightly open because it had been a hot night.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2023
Their properties are now subject to the installation of flow restrictor devices, which can reduce showers to a trickle and silence lawn sprinklers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2022
The safety feature in the elevator that had been disabled or tampered with, known as a door zone restrictor, prevents a door from opening more than a few inches when an elevator is between floors.
From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2019
‘We tried the old-fashioned way, which is exciting—like removing the restrictor plates in a Nascar race.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2015
But when those consumers inserted the plastic syringe, it pushed the protective cover, or flow restrictor, into the bottle.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2012
