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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, ... show more

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 ... show more.

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