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   constrict

   /kənˈstrɪkt/

   verb

   • 1. make narrower, especially by encircling pressure: "chemicals that constrict the blood vessels" Similar narrowmake/become narrowertightencompresscontractmake/become smallershrinkdraw insqueezechokestranglestrangulatearchaic:straitenOpposite expanddilate
   • ▪ become narrower: "he felt his throat constrict"
   • ▪ (of a snake) coil round (prey) in order to asphyxiate it: "boas constrict and suffocate their prey"
   • ▪ inhibit or restrict: "the fear and the reality of crime constrict many people's lives" Similar impederestrictinhibitobstructlimitinterfere withhinderhampercheckcurbOpposite assist

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from Latin constrict- ‘bound tightly together’, from the verb constringere (see constrain).

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   • 1. constrictive adjective

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONSTRICT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CONSTRICT definition: 1. to become tighter and narrower, or to make something become tighter and narrower: 2. to limit…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of CONSTRICT is to make narrow or draw together. How to use constrict in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Constrict.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCONSTRICT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   CONSTRICT meaning: 1. to become tighter and narrower, or to make something become tighter and narrower: 2. to limit…. Learn more.

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   Constrict definition: to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.. See examples of CONSTRICT used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONSTRICT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense constricts , present participle constricting , past tense, past participle constricted. 1. verb. If a part of your body, especially your throat, is constricted or if it constricts, something causes it to become narrower.

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   Definition of constrict verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Define constrict. constrict synonyms, constrict pronunciation, constrict translation, English dictionary definition of constrict. cause to contract or shrink; to draw in; compress; to slow the natural course of: Too many rules can constrict a child’s development.

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   To constrict is to squeeze uncomfortably. If your new turtleneck sweater constricts your neck, the sweater is probably too small. When things constrict, they become narrow or make something else become narrow.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCONSTRICT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    CONSTRICT definition: 1. to limit someone's freedom to do what they want to or be the way they want to: 2. to become…. Learn more.

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    constrict meaning, definition, what is constrict: to make something narrower or tighter, o...: Learn more.