Thesaurus: constrict

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1. v. t. To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.
2. v. squeeze or press together
3. v. become tight or as if tight
4. To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or ause to shrink. Such things as constrict the fibers. Arbuthnot. Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their contraction constrict. Todd & Bowman.
5. To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; tocramp; to contract or ause to shrink.Such things as constrict the fibers. Arbuthnot.Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their contractionconstrict. Todd & Bowman.
6. v:100 v. become tight or as if tight