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con·strict

constrict

 
 
pronunciation:
kn strIkt
parts of speech:
transitive verb, intransitive verb
features:
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: constricts, constricting, constricted
definition 1: to pull or squeeze in; make narrower or smaller; tighten.
Fear constricted her throat.
antonyms:
dilate, distend
similar words:
contract, draw, pinch
definition 2: to block or limit the natural course of.
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition: to become constricted.
antonyms:
dilate
similar words:
contract
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derivations: constricted (adj.), constrictive (adj.), constrictively (adv.)
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