Thesaurus: astringe

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1. v. t. To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress.
2. v. t. To bind by moral or legal obligation.
3. v. constrict or bind or draw together
4. v. become constricted or compressed
5. 1. To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress. Which contraction . . . astringeth the moistuBacon. 2. To bind by moral or legal obligation. Wolsey.
6. v. constrict or bind or draw together v. become constricted or compressed