CONSTRICT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster contract, shrink, condense, compress, constrict, deflate mean to decrease in bulk or volume contract applies to a drawing together of surfaces or particles or a reduction of area or length
CONSTRICT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If something constricts you, it limits your actions so that you cannot do what you want to do She objects to the tests the Government's advisers have devised because they constrict her teaching style [VERB noun]
Constrict - definition of constrict by The Free Dictionary Define constrict constrict synonyms, constrict pronunciation, constrict translation, English dictionary definition of 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
constrict - Wiktionary, the free dictionary constrict (third-person singular simple present constricts, present participle constricting, simple past and past participle constricted) (ambitransitive) To narrow, especially by application of pressure Clothing that is too tight can constrict blood flow The snake began to constrict its prey
What does constrict mean? - Definitions. net To constrict means to make narrower, tighten, or squeeze, often by encircling pressure This can refer to either a physical narrowing down of a physical space or object, or restricting the range or extent of something metaphorically