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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. (constrict) compress: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
  2. (constrict) become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted"
  3. (constricted) especially tense; especially in some dialects
  4. (constricted) drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically; "a constricted blood vessel"; "a constricted view of life"
  5. (constricting) (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
  6. (Constrict) 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 . ...
  7. (Constrict) Take Out The Rival Onix!!
  8. (Constrict) To make small. Typically pupils constrict or get smaller in bright light.
  9. (Constrict) While this word generally means to make something narrower, in economics it is commonly used for making something, especially the money supply, smaller (or perhaps to allow it to grow more slowly).
  10. (constrict) 1. to tighten or make narrow. 2. to cause living tissue to contract. 3. to compress or bind in order to make smaller. From the Latin stringere, to draw tight.
  11. (Constricted) When a horse is forcefully constrained, restrained or contracted.
  12. (Constricted) (kon-STRYK-ted) -- Being compressed or drawn together at some point.
  13. (constricted () fruit): pulled in at centre to form two parts.
  14. (constricted) of lobes, of varying width.