constrict

verb [I or T] (BECOME TIGHTER)

/kənˈstrɪkt/

Definition

› to become tighter and narrower, or to make something become tighter and narrower: He hated wearing a tie - he felt it constricted his breathing. If you're going dancing, you don't want to wear anything that constricts your movements. The drug causes the blood vessels to constrict.Squeezing and grinding constriction

/-ˈstrɪk.ʃən/ noun [C] › The constrictions (= limits) of prison life were inhuman. He felt a constriction (= a tight feeling) in his chest.Limiting and restrictingPreventing and impeding

(Definition of constrict verb (BECOME TIGHTER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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