constrict
11constrict — UK [kənˈstrɪkt] / US verb Word forms constrict : present tense I/you/we/they constrict he/she/it constricts present participle constricting past tense constricted past participle constricted formal 1) [intransitive/transitive] to become smaller… …
12constrict — verb Etymology: Latin constrictus, past participle of constringere Date: 1732 transitive verb 1. a. to make narrow or draw together b. compress, squeeze < constrict a nerve > 2 …
13constrict — [[t]kənstrɪ̱kt[/t]] constricts, constricting, constricted 1) V ERG If a part of your body, especially your throat, is constricted or if it constricts, something causes it to become narrower. [V n] Severe migraine can be treated with a drug which… …
14constrict — verb make or become narrower, especially by encircling pressure. ↘(of a snake) coil round (prey) in order to asphyxiate it. Derivatives constriction noun constrictive adjective Origin C18 (earlier (ME) as constriction): from L. constrict ,… …
15constrict — /keuhn strikt /, v.t. 1. to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress. 2. to slow or stop the natural course or development of: Greed and aggressiveness constricted the nation s cultural life. [1375 1425 for earlier ptp. sense; 1725 …
16constrict — verb To narrow, especially by applying pressure. See Also: restrict, strict …
17constrict — Synonyms and related words: abbreviate, bang, bar, barricade, batten, batten down, block, block up, blockade, bolt, button, button up, chock, choke, choke off, circumscribe, clap, close, close off, close tight, close up, coarct, compact, compress …
18constrict — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. hamper, limit, contract, bind, cramp, squeeze, compress; choke, strangle, strangulate. See contraction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. contract, cramp, choke up, squeeze; see compress , tighten 1 . III… …
19constrict — con|strict [kənˈstrıkt] v [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of constringere; CONSTRAIN] 1.) [I and T] to make something narrower or tighter, or to become narrower or tighter ▪ Caffeine constricts the blood vessels in your body …
20constrict — con|strict [ kən strıkt ] verb FORMAL 1. ) intransitive or transitive to become smaller or narrower, or make something do this: His throat constricted making it difficult for him to speak. 2. ) transitive to limit what someone is able or allowed… …
