ALL meanings of constrict
con·strict
C c - verb constrict If a part of your body, especially your throat, is constricted or if it constricts, something causes it to become narrower. 3
- verb constrict If something constricts you, it limits your actions so that you cannot do what you want to do. 3
- verb constrict to make smaller or narrower, esp by contracting at one place 3
- verb constrict to hold in or inhibit; limit 3
- verb transitive constrict to make smaller or narrower, esp. at one place, by binding, squeezing, or shrinking; contract 3
- verb transitive constrict to hold in; limit; restrict 3
- noun constrict Make narrower, especially by encircling pressure. 1
- transitive verb constrict squeeze 1
- transitive verb constrict limit, restrict 1
- verb with object constrict to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress. 1
- verb with object constrict to slow or stop the natural course or development of: Greed and aggressiveness constricted the nation's cultural life. 1
- verb constrict To narrow, especially by applying pressure. 0