constrict
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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.
Not to be confused with:
astrict – to bind fast; constrain: The court will astrict the witness from making a public statement at this time.
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con·strict
(kən-strĭkt′)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 cōnstringere, cōnstrict-, to compress; see constrain.]
con·stric′tive adj.
con·stric′tive·ly adv.
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constrict
(kənˈstrɪkt)vb (tr)
1. to make smaller or narrower, esp by contracting at one place
2. to hold in or inhibit; limit
[C18: from Latin constrictus compressed, from constringere to tie up together; see constrain]
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con•strict
(kənˈstrɪkt)v.t.
1. to draw or press in; compress.
2. to cause to contract or shrink.
3. to slow or stop the natural course or development of.
v.i. 4. to become constricted.
[1725–35; < Latin constrīctus,constringere to draw together, tie up <con- + stringere to tie; compare strict]
con•stric′tive, adj.
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constrict
Past participle: constricted
Gerund: constricting
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Verb | 1. | constrict - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" 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" |
2. | constrict - become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted" 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
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
constrict
verb1. To make smaller or narrower:
2. To reduce in size, as by drawing together:
3. To subject to compression:
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Translations
شَد، ضَغْط، خَنْق
sevřítstisknout
indsnævre
reyra, herpa
varžytiveržti
saspiestsažņaugtspiestžņaugt
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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constrict
vt
(= hamper, limit) movements → behindern, einschränken (also fig); breathing → behindern; (rules, traditions etc) → einengen; outlook, view etc → beschränken
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constrict
[kənˈstrɪkt] vt (throat, waist, blood vessels) → stringere; (movements) → impedire; (freedom) → limitareCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
constrict
(kənˈstrikt) verb to press tightly; to cramp. The tight collar was constricting his neck.
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constrict
1. v. apretar, estrangular;
2. comprimir
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
constrict
vt (blood vessels, etc.) contraer; (blood flow) restringir; vi (blood vessels, etc.) contraerseEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.