constrict

constrict
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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

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  • Constrict — 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. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • constrict — constríct adj. m., pl. constrícţi; f. sg. constríctă, pl. constrícte Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  CONSTRÍCT, Ă adj. (biol.; despre unele organe) Îngustat din loc în …   Dicționar Român

  • constrict — I (compress) verb abbreviate, abridge, astringe, bind, capsulize, cause to contract, clench, coarct, compact, concentrate, condense, consolidate, constnnge, contract, cram, cramp, crowd, crush, draw together, make brief, make dense, make smaller …   Law dictionary

  • constrict — (v.) early 15c., from L. constrictus, pp. of constringere compress (see CONSTRAIN (Cf. constrain)). A direct borrowing from Latin of the same word which, via French, became constrain. Related: Constricted; constricting …   Etymology dictionary

  • constrict — compress, *contract, shrink, condense, deflate Analogous words: *tie, bind: restrict, confine, circumscribe, *limit: *restrain, curb Contrasted words: *expand, dilate, distend, swell, inflate: enlarge, *increas …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • constrict — [v] inhibit astringe, choke, circumscribe, clench, compress, concentrate, condense, confine, constringe, contract, cramp, curb, draw together, limit, narrow, pinch, restrain, restrict, shrink, squeeze, strangle, strangulate, tauten, tense,… …   New thesaurus

  • constrict — ► VERB 1) make or become narrower, especially by encircling pressure; tighten. 2) deprive of freedom of movement. DERIVATIVES constriction noun constrictive adjective. ORIGIN from Latin constringere bind tightly together …   English terms dictionary

  • constrict — [kən strikt′] vt. [< L constrictus, pp. of constringere: see CONSTRAIN] 1. to make smaller or narrower, esp. at one place, by binding, squeezing, or shrinking; contract 2. to hold in; limit; restrict constrictive adj …   English World dictionary

  • constrict — con·strict kən strikt vt 1) to make narrow or draw together <constrict the pupil of the eye> 2) to subject (as a body part) to compression <constrict a nerve> vi to become constricted con·stric·tive strik tiv adj …   Medical dictionary

  • constrict — verb Constrict is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑chest, ↑throat Constrict is used with these nouns as the object: ↑artery, ↑blood vessel …   Collocations dictionary

  • constrict — UK [kənˈstrɪkt] / US verb Word forms constrict : present tense I/you/we/they constrict he/she/it constricts present participle constricting past tense constricted past participle constricted formal 1) [intransitive/transitive] to become smaller… …   English dictionary

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