constrict
IPA: kʌnstrˈɪkt
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To narrow, especially by application of pressure.
- To coil around (prey) in order to asphyxiate it. (of a snake)
- (figurative) To limit or restrict.
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Examples of "constrict" in Sentences
- The ties were constricted.
- They constricted the timeline.
- It constricts the blood vessels.
- It was painful to constrict the knots.
- The interpretation seems very constricted.
- The valleys constrict the shape of the town.
- The outer casing is constricted in three stages.
- As the eyes converge, the pupils should constrict.
- The constriction occurs at the throttle structure in the manifold.
- Epinephrine usually immediately reduces the constriction of the airway.