constrict

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

squeeze

compress

contract

tighten

press

restrict

limit

narrow

strangulate

compact

stint

straiten

strangle

clasp

grip

reduce

cramp

clench

confine

abridge

clamp

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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

Translations

σφίγγω

resserrer

estrechar

étrangler

serrer

limiter

einengen

apretar

presser

contracter

erwürgen

einschnüren

verengen

estretir

قلّص

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kənˈstɹɪkt/

Etymology

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