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adjective
- 1. narrowed, especially by encircling pressure: "constricted air passages"
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1. a. : to make narrow or draw together. Smoking constricts blood vessels. b. : compress, squeeze. constrict a nerve. These shoes are too small and they constrict my feet. 2. : to stultify, stop, or cause to falter : inhibit. The expectation of violence constricts our lives. Marge Piercy. intransitive verb. : to become constricted.
to limit an action or behaviour: Too many rules had constricted her lifestyle.
CONSTRICT definition: 1. to become tighter and narrower, or to make something become tighter and narrower: 2. to limit…. Learn more.
Constrict definition: to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.. See examples of CONSTRICT used in a sentence.
to become tighter and narrower, or to make something become tighter and narrower: He hated wearing a tie - he felt it constricted his breathing. When you're dancing, you don't want to wear anything that constricts your movements. The drug causes the blood vessels to constrict. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Squeezing and grinding.
If something is constricted, it's squeezed or inhibited in some way. If your neck is constricted by turtleneck sweaters, you might feel more comfortable in a sweatshirt. There are a couple of different ways to be constricted.
1. verb. If a part of your body, especially your throat, is constricted or if it constricts, something causes it to become narrower. Severe migraine can be treated with a drug which constricts the blood vessels. [VERB noun] My throat constricted, so that I had to concentrate on breathing. [VERB]
1. To make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing. 2. To squeeze or compress. 3. To restrict the scope or freedom of; cramp: lives constricted by poverty. v.intr. To become constricted. [Latin cōnstringere, cōnstrict-, to compress; see constrain .] con·stric′tive adj. con·stric′tive·ly adv.
Definition of constrict verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing. 2. To squeeze or compress. 3. To restrict the scope or freedom of; cramp: lives constricted by poverty. v.intr. To become constricted. [Latin cōnstringere, cōnstrict-, to compress; see constrain .] con·stric′tive adj. con·stric′tive·ly adv.
