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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Constrict \Con*strict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constricted}; p. pr & vb n. {Constricting}.] [L. constrictus p. p. of constringere See {Constrain}.] To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink. Such things as constrict the fibers. --Arbuthnot. Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their contraction serves to constrict. --Todd & Bowman. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: constricting adj 1: hindering freedom of movement; "tight garments are uncomfortably binding" [syn: {binding}] 2: (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom [syn: {constrictive}, {narrowing}]
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