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- 1. make narrower, especially by encircling pressure: "chemicals that constrict the blood vessels" Similar Opposite
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CONSTRICT definition: 1. to become tighter and narrower, or to make something become tighter and narrower: 2. to limit…. Learn more.
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 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.
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]
CONSTRICT meaning: 1. to become tighter and narrower, or to make something become tighter and narrower: 2. to limit…. Learn more.
Definition of constrict verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define constrict. constrict synonyms, constrict pronunciation, constrict translation, English dictionary definition of constrict. cause to contract or shrink; to draw in; compress; to slow the natural course of: Too many rules can constrict a child’s development.
Constrict definition: to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.. See examples of CONSTRICT used in a sentence.
to limit someone's freedom to do what they want to or be the way they want to: His creativity was constricted by the political regime he lived under. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. constrict verb (MAKE NARROWER)
1. If a part of your body, especially your throat, is constricted or if it constricts, something causes it to become narrower. [...] 2. If something constricts you, it limits your actions so that you cannot do what you want to do. [...] More. Conjugations of 'constrict' present simple: I constrict, you constrict [...]
