About The Word Constrict
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Constrict
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What's The Definition Of Constrict?
[v] become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted"
[v] squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the muscle contracted" Synonyms | Synonyms for Constrict: compact | compress | constringe | contract | narrow | press | squeeze Related Terms | Find terms related to Constrict: abbreviate | bang | bar | barricade | batten | batten down | block | block up | blockade | bolt | button | button up | chock | choke | choke off | circumscribe | clap | close | close off | close tight | close up | coarct | compact | compress | concentrate | condense | confine | consolidate | constrain | constringe | contain | contract | cover | cramp | crowd | curb | curtail | debar | decrease | diminish | dog | draw | draw in | draw together | fasten | fold | fold up | gather | go in | jam | key | knit | latch | limit | lock | lock out | lock up | narrow | obstruct | occlude | pack | padlock | plait | plumb | pucker | pucker up | purse | reduce | restrain | restrict | seal | seal off | seal up | secure | shorten | shrink | shut | shut off | shut out | shut the door | shut tight | shut up | slam | snap | snape | solidify | squeeze | squeeze shut | stifle | stop up | straiten | strangle | strangulate | suffocate | taper | wrinkle | zip up | zipper See Also | astringe | astringe | bear down | choke | convulse | fret | gag | overbear | prim | scrag | strangle | strangulate | strangulate | tighten | tighten Constrict In Webster's Dictionary \Con*strict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constricted}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Constricting}.] [L. constrictus, p. p. of
constringere. See {Constrain}.]
To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to
cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.
Such things as constrict the fibers. --Arbuthnot.
Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their
contraction serves to constrict. --Todd &
Bowman.
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