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constricted
con·strict C0591100 (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.constricted (kənˈstrɪktɪd) adjnarrowedinhibited; limitedThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | constricted - especially tense; especially in some dialectsphonetics - the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysistense - 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" |
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