constrictverb
uk/kənˈstrɪkt/us/kənˈstrɪkt/constrict verb (BECOME TIGHTER)
[ I or T ] to become tighter and narrower, or to make something become tighter and narrower:
He hated wearing a tie - he felt it constricted his breathing.
When you're dancing, you don't want to wear anything that constricts your movements.
The drug causes the blood vessels to constrict.
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Squeezing and grinding
- compact
- compress
- compression
- concertina
- crush
- depress
- firm
- grind
- grind sth into sth
- ground
- mill
- pack
- pound
- pulp
- pulverize
- scrunch
- shut
- shut sth in sth
- squeeze
- squinch
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constrict verb (LIMIT)
[ T ] to limit an action or behaviour:
Too many rules had constricted her lifestyle.
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Limiting and restricting
- box sb in
- chain
- circumscribe
- clamp down on sth
- clampdown
- curtail
- damage limitation
- debilitate
- delimit
- delimitation
- hamstring
- hedge
- infringe
- muzzle
- non-proliferation
- qualification
- ration
- rationing
- restrain
- stabilizer
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constriction
noun [ C ] uk/kənˈstrɪk.ʃən/us/kənˈstrɪk.ʃən/
The constrictions (= limits) of prison life were inhuman.
He felt a constriction (= a tight feeling) in his chest.