Constrict

/kənˈstɹɪkt/

Synonyms for "constrict" (138 found)

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Closest matches (28)

Verb(5 words)

abbreviate attenuate bang bar barricade battenbatten downblockblock upblockade bolt buttonbutton upchock chokechoke offcircumscribe clap closeclose off

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close tightclose up

Noun(1 words)

clenching

Strong matches (41)

coarct compact compress concentrate condense confine consolidate constrain constringe contain contract cover cramp crowd curb curtail debar decrease diminish dog

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drawdraw indraw togetherfasten foldfold upgathergo injam key

Verb(5 words)

coarctate compact constringe contract curtail

Adjective(1 words)

constricted

Noun(5 words)

cramping crottle furrowing girdles girdling

Related words (69)

knit latch limit locklock outlock upnarrow obstruct occlude pack padlock plait plumb puckerpucker uppurse reduce restrain restrict seal

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seal offseal upsecure shorten shrink shutshut offshut outshut the doorshut tightshut upslam snap snape solidify squeezesqueeze shutstand in the waystiflestop upstraiten strangle strangulate suffocate taper wither wrinklezip upzipper

Noun(9 words)

ligature narrows necks straiteningtense for futuretenses tensing tourniquet tourniquets

Verb(8 words)

limit press restrict straitens tensed tighten tightens tucked

Adjective(3 words)

narrow aimstraitened strangulated

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

4 entries

limit restrict shrink tighten

More specific

11 entries

airways arteries cap clamp compress curtail narrow pinch restrict squeeze veins

Collocations

5 entries

airways arteriesblood flowgrowth movement

Inflections

3 entries

constricted constricting constricts

Derivations

3 entries

constriction constrictive constrictor

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Social hierarchies serve to constrict freedom of choice.

Source: tatoeba (868273)

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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