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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.
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.
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.
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.
verb. /kənˈstrɪkt/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to become tighter or narrower; to make something tighter or narrower. Her throat constricted and she swallowed hard. constrict something a drug that constricts the blood vessels. Take your English to the next level.
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.
