CONSTRICT | • constrict v. (Transitive, intransitive) To narrow, especially by application of pressure. • constrict v. (Of a snake) To coil around (prey) in order to asphyxiate it. • constrict v. (Figurative) To limit or restrict. |
CONSTRICTED | • constricted v. Simple past tense and past participle of constrict. • CONSTRICT v. to draw together; to render narrower or smaller. |
CONSTRICTING | • constricting v. Present participle of constrict. • CONSTRICT v. to draw together; to render narrower or smaller. |
CONSTRICTION | • constriction n. The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts. • constriction n. A narrow part of something; a stricture. • constriction n. A compression. |
CONSTRICTIONS | • constrictions n. Plural of constriction. • CONSTRICTION n. an act or product of constricting. |
CONSTRICTIVE | • constrictive adj. That constricts, or is accompanied by constriction. • CONSTRICTIVE adj. serving to constrict. |
CONSTRICTIVELY | • constrictively adv. Accompanied by constriction. • CONSTRICTIVE adv. serving to constrict. |
CONSTRICTOR | • constrictor n. That which constricts or tightens… • CONSTRICTOR n. a muscle that contracts a cavity or orifice or compresses an organ. |
CONSTRICTORS | • constrictors n. Plural of constrictor. • CONSTRICTOR n. a muscle that contracts a cavity or orifice or compresses an organ. |
CONSTRICTS | • constricts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of constrict. • CONSTRICT v. to draw together; to render narrower or smaller. |
MOONSTRICKEN | • moonstricken adj. Moonstruck. • MOONSTRICKEN adj. simpleminded, as if affected by the moon, also MOONSTRUCK. |
UNCONSTRICTED | • unconstricted adj. Not constricted. • UNCONSTRICTED adj. not constricted. |
VASOCONSTRICTOR | • vasoconstrictor n. (Pharmacology) Any substance that causes vasoconstriction. • VASOCONSTRICTOR n. an agent (as a sympathetic nerve fiber or a drug) that induces or initiates vasoconstriction. |