constrict
Senso (Inglese)
- (ambitransitive) To narrow, especially by application of pressure.
- To coil around (prey) in order to asphyxiate it. (of a snake)
- (figuratively) To limit or restrict.
sinonimi
push down
close lightly
tighten together
astringe
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Pronunciato come (IPA)
/kənˈstɹɪkt/
Etimologia (Inglese)
Borrowed from Latin cōnstrictus (“compressed, contracted”), past participle of cōnstringō (“to draw or bind together; to compress”). Doublet of constrain.
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