'Constrict' definitions:
Definition of 'constrict'
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Definition of 'Constrict'
From: GCIDE
- Constrict \Con*strict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constricted; p. pr. & vb. n. Constricting.] [L. constrictus, p. p. of constringere. See Constrain.] To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink. [1913 Webster]
- Such things as constrict the fibers. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
- Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their contraction serves to constrict. --Todd & Bowman. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'constrict'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- concentrate,
- condense,
- confine,
- consolidate,
- constrain,
- constringe,
- contain,
- contract,
- cover,
- cramp,
- crowd,
- curb,
- curtail,
- debar,
- decrease,
- diminish,
- dog,
- draw,
- draw in,
- draw together,
- fasten,
- fold,
- fold up,
- gather,
- go in,
- jam,
- key,
- knit,
- latch,
- limit,
- lock,
- lock out,
- lock up,
- narrow,
- obstruct,
- occlude,
- pack,
- padlock,
- plait,
- plumb,
- pucker,
- pucker up,
- purse,
- reduce,
- restrain,
- restrict,
- seal,
- seal off,
- seal up,
- secure,
- shorten,
- shrink,
- shut,
- shut off,
- shut out,
- shut the door,
- shut tight,
- shut up,
- slam,
- snap,
- snape,
- solidify,
- squeeze,
- squeeze shut,
- stifle,
- stop up,
- straiten,
- strangle,
- strangulate,
- suffocate,
- taper,
- wrinkle,
- zip up,
- zipper