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constrict

DEFINITIONS OF: constrict

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v squeeze or press together

Synonyms:
compact, compress, contract, press, squeeze
Types:
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choke, strangle
constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
prim
contract one's lips
astringe
constrict or bind or draw together
strangulate
constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air
convulse
contract involuntarily, as in a spasm
convulse
cause to contract
bear down, overbear
contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
choke, fret, gag
be too tight; rub or press
choke, scrag
wring the neck of
Type of:
tighten
become tight or tighter

v become tight or as if tight

“Her throat constricted
Synonyms:
constringe, narrow
Types:
astringe
become constricted or compressed
strangulate
become constricted
Type of:
tighten
become tight or tighter
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