constrict
verb
1 constrict
Squeeze or press together.
synonyms: compact, compress, contract, press, squeeze.
Roget 195:
become small,
become smaller;
lessen,
decrease
etc.
36;
grow less,
dwindle,
shrink,
contract,
narrow,
shrivel,
collapse,
wither,
lose flesh,
wizen,
fall away,
waste,
wane,
ebb;
decay
etc.
(deteriorate)
659.
be smaller than,
fall short of;
not come up to
etc.
(be inferior)
34.
render smaller,
lessen,
diminish,
contract,
draw in,
narrow,
coarctate†;
boil down;
constrict,
constringe†;
condense,
compress,
squeeze,
corrugate,
crimp,
crunch,
crush,
crumple up,
warp,
purse up,
pack,
squeeze,
stow;
pinch,
tighten,
strangle;
cramp;
dwarf,
bedwarf†;
shorten
etc.
201;
circumscribe
etc.
229;
restrain
etc.
751.
[reduce in size by abrasion or paring. ]
(subtraction)
38
abrade,
pare,
reduce,
attenuate,
rub down,
scrape,
file,
file down,
grind,
grind down,
chip,
shave,
shear,
wear down.
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Dutch: comprimeren, samendrukken, persen
2 constrict
Become tight or as if tight:
— Her throat constricted.
synonyms: constringe, narrow.
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 ... show more.
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