Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Restrict \Re*strict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Restricted}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Restricting}.]
   To restrain within bounds; to limit; to confine; as, to
   restrict worlds to a particular meaning; to restrict a
   patient to a certain diet.

   Syn: To limit; bound; circumscribe; restrain; repress; curb;
        coerce.

Source : WordNet®

restricting
     adj : restricting the scope or freedom of action [syn: {confining},
            {constraining}, {constrictive}, {limiting}]