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constricted

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con·strict  (kn-strkt)
v. con·strict·ed, con·strict·ing, con·stricts
v.tr.
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 cnstringere, cnstrict-, to compress; see constrain.]

con·strictive adj.
con·strictive·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.constricted - especially tense; especially in some dialects
phonetics - the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis
tense - pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
2.constricted - drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically; "a constricted blood vessel"; "a constricted view of life"
unconstricted - not constricted physically or by extension psychologically; "healthy unconstricted arteries"
Translations
constricted [kənˈstrɪktɪd] ADJ [space] → limitado, reducido; [freedom, movement] → restringido (Phon) → constrictivo
to feel constricted (by clothes etc) → sentirse constreñido
I feel constricted by these regulationsme siento constreñido por estas reglas
constricted [kənˈstrɪktɪd] adj
[throat] → serré(e)
constricted [kənˈstrɪktɪd] adj (movements) → limitato/a; (point of view) → ristretto/a
constricted [kənˈstrɪktɪd] adj (movements) → limitato/a; (point of view) → ristretto/a


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Yet strange to say Boris' presence in his wife's drawing room (and he was almost always there) had a physical effect upon Pierre; it constricted his limbs and destroyed the unconsciousness and freedom of his movements.
He studied the effects of adrenin on various parts of the body; he found that it causes the pupils to dilate, hairs to stand erect, blood vessels to be constricted, and so on.
From that glass door the pale-faced man went to the count's bedroom and raised with a constricted hand the curtain of a window overlooking the court-yard.
 
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