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adjective
- 1. narrowed, especially by encircling pressure: "constricted air passages"
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1. a. : to make narrow or draw together. Smoking constricts blood vessels. b. : compress, squeeze. constrict a nerve. These shoes are too small and they constrict my feet. 2. : to stultify, stop, or cause to falter : inhibit. The expectation of violence constricts our lives. Marge Piercy. intransitive verb. : to become constricted.
To constrict is to squeeze uncomfortably. If your new turtleneck sweater constricts your neck, the sweater is probably too small. When things constrict, they become narrow or make something else become narrow.
Constricted means narrowed, inhibited, or limited in some way. It can describe physical or psychological conditions, such as a constricted blood vessel or a constricted view of life. See examples, translations, and related words.
Constrict means to make something smaller or narrower, especially by contracting at one place, or to limit or inhibit something. Learn the pronunciation, word origin, and usage of constrict and its related words.
Definition of constricted adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Constricted means narrowed or inhibited, especially in the throat or the mind. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, pronunciation, collocations and sentences.
1. to draw or press in; compress. 2. to cause to contract or shrink. 3. to slow or stop the natural course or development of.
