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/kənˈstrikt/,
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constricted, past participle; constricted, past tense; constricts, 3rd person singular present; constricting, present participle;
  1. Make narrower, esp. by encircling pressure
    • - chemicals that constrict the blood vessels
    • - constricted air passages
  2. Become narrower
    • - he felt his throat constrict
  3. (of a snake) Coil around (prey) in order to asphyxiate it

  4. Restrict
    • - the fear and the reality of crime constrict many people's lives
  1. especially tense; especially in some dialects
  2. drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically; "a constricted blood vessel"; "a constricted view of life"
  3. (constricting) (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
  4. (constriction) a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
  5. Constriction is a method used by various snake species to kill their prey. Although some species of venomous and mildly-venomous snakes do use constriction to subdue their prey, most snakes which use constriction lack venom . ...
  6. (Constriction (bronchoconstriction)) The tightening of the muscles around the airways of the lungs; one of the two main causes of asthma symptoms.
  7. ((constriction)) 1° (Retina → Optic nerve → Optic chiasm → Optic tract → Pretectal nucleus) → 2° (Edinger-Westphal nucleus) → 3° (Oculomotor nerve → Parasympathetic root of ciliary ganglion → Ciliary ganglion) → (4° Short ciliary nerves → Iris sphincter muscle)
  8. (Constriction) In certain snakes called constrictors, a method of killing prey by compressing it in tight coils of the body
  9. (Constriction) Lesser used name for clamping.
  10. (Constriction) Squeezing in the lines of force; i.e., a narrowing of section in a magnetized material.
  11. (Constriction) external indentation of the wall, between bulbs. {Deflandre and Deflandre-Rigaud 1962}
  12. (constriction) Process of drawing together as in the narrowing of a vessel
  13. Narrowed or restricted range, as in emotion; for example, a "constricted affect."
  14. Limited by constraint, restraint, or sustained muscluar contraction. Held together, forcefully shortened, or physically tight.
  15. (kon-STRYK-ted) -- Being compressed or drawn together at some point.
  16. fruit): pulled in at centre to form two parts.
  17. abruptly narrowed or contracted
  18. of lobes, of varying width.
  19. Drawn together; contracted.
  20. Narrowed, pinched-in.