Social hierarchies serve to constrict freedom of choice.
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Constrict
//kənˈstɹɪkt//
Synonyms for "constrict" (111 found)
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5 entriesderived
6 entriesmanner of
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8 entriesTranslations
23 translations across 13 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- свивам verb (to narrow)
- стеснявам verb (to narrow)
- стягам verb (to narrow)
Czech
1 entries- zúžit verb (to narrow)
Danish
1 entries- indsnævre verb (to narrow)
Finnish
4 entries- kuristaa verb (to narrow)
- puristaa verb (to narrow)
- supistaa verb (to narrow)
- surkastaa verb (to narrow)
German
2 entries- einengen verb (to narrow)
- verengen verb (to narrow)
Irish
1 entries- crap verb (to narrow)
Latin
1 entries- praestringō verb (to narrow)
Macedonian
2 entries- сте́гне verb (to narrow)
- сте́сни verb (to narrow)
Old Church Slavonic
1 entries- гнести verb (to narrow)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- صیقمق verb (to narrow)
Portuguese
1 entries- constringir verb (to narrow)
Spanish
2 entries- constringir verb (to narrow)
- estrechar verb (to narrow)
Turkish
3 entries- daralmak verb (to narrow)
- sıkmak verb (to narrow)
- sıkışmak verb (to narrow)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
constrict the airway
Source: wiktionary
constrict blood vessels
Source: wiktionary
Clothing that is too tight can constrict blood flow.
Source: wiktionary
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