constriction
noun
1 constriction
A narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel.
synonyms: bottleneck, chokepoint.
Dutch: bottle-neck, bottleneck, flessehals, flessenhals, knelpunt
2 constriction
Tight or narrow compression.
synonym: coarctation.
3 constriction
A tight feeling in some part of the body:
— He felt a constriction in her chest.
— Emotion caused a constriction of his throat.
synonym: tightness.
4 constriction
The action or process of compressing.
Moby thesaurus: abbreviation, arrest, arrestation, arrestment, astriction, astringency, blockage, blocking, bottleneck, cervix, check, circumscription, clogging, closing up, closure, coarctation, compactedness, compaction, compression, compressure ... show more.
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