constrict
transitive verb
- to make smaller or narrower, esp. at one place, by binding, squeezing, or shrinking; contract
- to hold in; limit; restrict
See constrict in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kən-strĭktˈ)
verb con·strict·ed,
con·strict·ing,
con·stricts verb, transitive- To make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing.
- To squeeze or compress.
- To restrict the scope or freedom of; cramp: lives constricted by poverty.
verb, intransitive To become constricted.
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