English / phrasal verb
Box in
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To restrict freedom of action or limit viable choices
In context
01
Rigid long-term contracts with fossil fuel providers can box in cities trying to modernize their grids.
02
Engineers were boxed in by outdated transmission line limits when adding more rural solar farms.
Synonyms
restrict,confine,trap
Antonyms
liberate,free,broaden
Collocations
feel boxed in,box in options,boxed in by regulations