constrict (redirected from constricts)

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.

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[Latin cnstringere, cnstrict-, to compress; see constrain.]

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con·strictive adj.

con·strictive·ly adv.

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constrict

Verb

1. to make smaller or narrower by squeezing

2. to limit or restrict [Latin constringere to tie up together]

constrictive adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	constrict - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" compress, contract, compact, press, squeeze choke, strangle - constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing prim - contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food" tighten - become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened" astringe - constrict or bind or draw together; "Lemon juice astringes the tissue in the mouth" strangulate - constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air convulse - contract involuntarily, as in a spasm; "The muscles in her face convulsed" convulse - cause to contract; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles" bear down, overbear - contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery choke, gag, fret - be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat" scrag, choke - wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"
	2.	constrict - become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted" constringe, narrow astringe - become constricted or compressed; "The cold substance astringes" strangulate - become constricted; "The hernia will strangulate" tighten - become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"

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constrict

verb 1. squeeze, contract, narrow, restrict, shrink, tighten, pinch, choke, cramp, strangle, compress, strangulate

2. limit, restrict, confine, curb, inhibit, delimit, straiten

Translations

constrict [kənˈstrɪkt] vt → oprimir

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constrict [kənˈstrɪkt] vt → rétrécir, resserrer; gêner, limiter

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constrict [kənˈstrɪkt] vt → einschnüren;

(blood vessel) → verengen;

(limit, restrict) → einschränken

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constrict [kənˈstrɪkt] vt → comprimere; opprimere