constrict

Definition of Constrict in English :

squeeze or press together

Example Sentences:
'she compressed her lips'
'the spasm contracted the muscle'

2. constrict, constringe, narrow

become tight or as if tight

Example Sentences:
'Her throat constricted'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Constrict

verb (transitive)

1.

to make smaller or narrower, esp by contracting at one place

2.

to hold in or inhibit; limit

verb transitive

1.

to make smaller or narrower, esp. at one place, by binding, squeezing, or shrinking; contract

2.

to hold in; limit; restrict

v. con·strict·ed, con·strict·ing, con·stricts

v.tr.

1. To make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing.

2. To squeeze or compress.

3. To restrict the scope or freedom of; cramp: lives constricted by poverty.

v.intr.

To become constricted.