constrict

Signification (Anglais)

1. (ambitransitive) To narrow, especially by application of pressure.
2. To coil around (prey) in order to asphyxiate it. (of a snake)
3. (figuratively) To limit or restrict.

Concepts

serrer

étrangler

limiter

resserrer

presser

contracter

gêner

comprimer

mordre

nouer

🪢

enlacer

réduire

enserrer

étroit

Synonymes

squeeze

compress

contract

tighten

press

restrict

limit

narrow

strangulate

compact

stint

straiten

strangle

clasp

grip

reduce

cramp

clench

confine

abridge

clamp

🗜️

constringe

regulate

pack

push down

scant

tamp

tauten

thin

tie

cuddle up

scotch

close lightly

contain

tighten together

arrest

astringe

circumscribe

clinch

clip

condense

constrain

crib

curb

curtail

cut down

double up

enfold

fasten

grasp

Traductions

estrechar

einengen

apretar

σφίγγω

contrair

boğaz

büzme

einschnüren

verengen

erwürgen

estretir

samentrekken

قلّص

den Hals umdrehen

büzmek

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kənˈstɹɪkt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Latin cōnstrictus (“compressed, contracted”), past participle of cōnstringō (“to draw or bind together; to compress”). Doublet of constrain.