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.
  • Related words in English include strict, constrict, and restriction.
  • Epinephrine usually immediately reduces the constriction of the airway.
  • Dehydration causes vessels to constrict, which is a major cause of erectile dysfunction.
  • Thanks for the thesis there Storm – so are saying that the Federal Reserve should raise its rates (and thereby constrict lending even more)?
  • Unfortunately, as I introduced myself, explaining that it wasn't a gardening column, my throat began to constrict, just as it had at the screening.
  • The ductus arteriosus begins to constrict and is typically fully closed within 24 to 48 hours of life, and blood is now then fully directed into the lung.
  • As soon as the cord is clamped, the ductus venosus ceases to carry blood to the heart, and it begins to constrict within the first few hours or days of life.
  • The ligamentum arteriosum is a remnant of a blood vessel that exists normally in the fetus; it runs between the aorta and the pulmonary artery, and in doing so completes the ring and also might constrict the trachea and/or esophagus.
  • I'm referring specifically to Sedgwick's 1985 book, Between Men: English Literature and Male Homosocial Desire, within which she articulates the homosocial attractions shared by people of the same gender to be the cement for the same-sex alliances that constrict power and privilege in all known societies.

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