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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.

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.

constrict

Past participle: constricted
Gerund: constricting

Imperative
constrict
constrict

Present
I constrict
you constrict
he/she/it constricts
we constrict
you constrict
they constrict

Preterite
I constricted
you constricted
he/she/it constricted
we constricted
you constricted
they constricted

Present Continuous
I am constricting
you are constricting
he/she/it is constricting
we are constricting
you are constricting
they are constricting

Present Perfect
I have constricted
you have constricted
he/she/it has constricted
we have constricted
you have constricted
they have constricted

Past Continuous
I was constricting
you were constricting
he/she/it was constricting
we were constricting
you were constricting
they were constricting

Past Perfect
I had constricted
you had constricted
he/she/it had constricted
we had constricted
you had constricted
they had constricted

Future
I will constrict
you will constrict
he/she/it will constrict
we will constrict
you will constrict
they will constrict

Future Perfect
I will have constricted
you will have constricted
he/she/it will have constricted
we will have constricted
you will have constricted
they will have constricted

Future Continuous
I will be constricting
you will be constricting
he/she/it will be constricting
we will be constricting
you will be constricting
they will be constricting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been constricting
you have been constricting
he/she/it has been constricting
we have been constricting
you have been constricting
they have been constricting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been constricting
you will have been constricting
he/she/it will have been constricting
we will have been constricting
you will have been constricting
they will have been constricting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been constricting
you had been constricting
he/she/it had been constricting
we had been constricting
you had been constricting
they had been constricting

Conditional
I would constrict
you would constrict
he/she/it would constrict
we would constrict
you would constrict
they would constrict

Past Conditional
I would have constricted
you would have constricted
he/she/it would have constricted
we would have constricted
you would have constricted
they would have constricted

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Verb	1.	constrict - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" compress, contract, compact, press, squeeze choke, strangle - constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing 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" bear down, overbear - contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery choke, gag, fret - be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat" scrag, choke - wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"
	2.	constrict - become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted" constringe, narrow astringe - become constricted or compressed; "The cold substance astringes" strangulate - become constricted; "The hernia will strangulate" tighten - become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"

constrict

verb

1. squeeze, contract, narrow, restrict, shrink, tighten, pinch, choke, cramp, strangle, compress, strangulate Severe migraine can be treated with a drug which constricts the blood vessels.

2. limit, restrict, confine, curb, inhibit, delimit, straiten Senators crafting the bill were frequently constricted by budget limits.

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constrict

verb

1. To make smaller or narrower:

constringe, narrow.

2. To reduce in size, as by drawing together:

compact, compress, constringe, contract, shrink.

3. To subject to compression:

compact, compress, constringe, squeeze.

4. To check the freedom and spontaneity of:

constrain, cramp, inhibit.

Translations

شَد، ضَغْط، خَنْق

sevřítstisknout

indsnævre

reyra, herpa

varžytiveržti

saspiestsažņaugtspiestžņaugt

innsnevre snøre sammen stramme

sıkmak

使压缩

constrict

[kənˈstrɪkt] VT [+ muscle] → oprimir; [+ vein] → estrangular; [+ movements] → restringir

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constrict

[kənˈstrɪkt]

[+ throat, blood vessel] → rétrécir, resserrer

(= limit) [+ person, action] → gêner

vi [throat, blood vessel] → se resserrer

constrict

(= compress) → einzwängen, einengen; muscle → zusammenziehen; vein → verengen

(= hamper, limit) movements → behindern, einschränken (also fig); breathing → behindern; (rules, traditions etc) → einengen; outlook, view etc → beschränken

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

constrict

[kənˈstrɪkt] vt (throat, waist, blood vessels) → stringere; (movements) → impedire; (freedom) → limitare

constrict

(kənˈstrikt) verb

to press tightly; to cramp. The tight collar was constricting his neck.

constrict

1. v. apretar, estrangular;

2. comprimir

constrict

vt (blood vessels, etc.) contraer; (blood flow) restringir; vi (blood vessels, etc.) contraerse

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Yet strange to say Boris' presence in his wife's drawing room (and he was almost always there) had a physical effect upon Pierre; it constricted his limbs and destroyed the unconsciousness and freedom of his movements.

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He studied the effects of adrenin on various parts of the body; he found that it causes the pupils to dilate, hairs to stand erect, blood vessels to be constricted, and so on.

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From that glass door the pale-faced man went to the count's bedroom and raised with a constricted hand the curtain of a window overlooking the court-yard.

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Father Brown's smooth brow became suddenly constricted. "Was the other bullet found?" he demanded.

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