constrict

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

con·strict [constrict constricts constricted constricting] BrE [kənˈstrɪkt] NAmE [kənˈstrɪkt] verb
1. intransitive, transitive to become tighter or narrower; to make sth tighter or narrower
•Her throat constricted and she swallowed hard.
•~ sth a drug that constricts the blood vessels.
2. ~ sb to limit or restrict what sb is able to do
•Film-makers of the time were constricted by the censors.
•constricting rules and regulations
Derived Words: ↑constricted ▪ ↑constriction
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Word Origin:
mid 18th cent.: from Latin constrict- ‘bound tightly together’, from the verb constringere.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  constringe, narrow, compress, squeeze, compact, contract, press