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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Such things as constrict the fibers.     --Arbuthnot.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their
           contraction serves to constrict.         --Todd &
                                                    Bowman.
     [1913 Webster]

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) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  constrict
       v 1: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the
            spasm contracted the muscle" [syn: compress, squeeze,
             compact, contract, press]
       2: become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted" [syn:
          constringe, narrow]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  constrict
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 (μτβ+αμτβ) σφίγγω
     2 (ετ μτφρ en) παρεμποδίζω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  constrict
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To narrow, especially by application of
  pressure.
     2 (q: of a snake) To coil around (prey) in order to asphyxiate it.
     3 (lb en figurative) To limit or restrict.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  constrict
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To narrow, especially by application of
  pressure.
     2 (q: of a snake) To coil around (prey) in order to asphyxiate it.
     3 (lb en figurative) To limit or restrict.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  constrict
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To narrow, especially by application of
  pressure.
     2 (q: of a snake) To coil around (prey) in order to asphyxiate it.
     3 (lb en figurative) To limit or restrict.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  constrict
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To narrow, especially by application of
  pressure.
     2 (q: of a snake) To coil around (prey) in order to asphyxiate it.
     3 (lb en figurative) To limit or restrict.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  constrict
     Englanti vb.
     puristaa, puristua, supistaa, kiristää

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Constrict /kənstɹˈɪkt/
  قلّص

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  constrict //kənˈstɹɪkt// 
  свивам, стеснявам, стягам
  to narrow

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  constrict /kənstɹˈɪkt/ 
  stlačit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  constrict /kənstɹˈɪkt/ 
  slisovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  constrict /kənstɹˈɪkt/ 
  sevřít

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  constrict /kənstɹˈɪkt/ 
  einengen 
   see: constricting, constricted, constricts, constricted
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  constrict /kənstɹˈɪkt/ 
  einschnüren 
   see: constricting, constricted
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  constrict /kənstɹˈɪkt/ 
  sich verengen 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  constrict /kənstɹˈɪkt/ 
  zusammenziehen 
   see: constricting, constricted, constricts, constricted
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  constrict //kənˈstɹɪkt// 
  kuristaa, puristaa, supistaa, surkastaa
  to narrow

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  constrict /kənstɹˈɪkt/
  stegnuti, stisnuti

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  constrict /kənˈstrɪkt/ 
   1.  ściskać, uciskać
   2.  ograniczać, zawężać

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  constrict /kənstɹˈɪkt/
  1. sıkmak, sıkıştırmak, büzmek, daraltmak. constriction  sıkma, büzme
  2. boğaz, dar geçit. constrictive  sıkıcı, büzücü. constrictor  (anat.) sıkıcı adale
  3. (zool.) avını sıkarak öldüren yılan. boa constrictor boa yılanı.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/kənˈstɹɪkt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  98 Moby Thesaurus words for "constrict":
     abbreviate, bang, bar, barricade, batten, batten down, block,
     block up, blockade, bolt, button, button up, chock, choke,
     choke off, circumscribe, clap, close, close off, close tight,
     close up, coarct, compact, compress, concentrate, condense,
     confine, consolidate, constrain, constringe, contain, contract,
     cover, cramp, crowd, curb, curtail, debar, decrease, diminish, dog,
     draw, draw in, draw together, fasten, fold, fold up, gather, go in,
     jam, key, knit, latch, limit, lock, lock out, lock up, narrow,
     obstruct, occlude, pack, padlock, plait, plumb, pucker, pucker up,
     purse, reduce, restrain, restrict, seal, seal off, seal up, secure,
     shorten, shrink, shut, shut off, shut out, shut the door,
     shut tight, shut up, slam, snap, snape, solidify, squeeze,
     squeeze shut, stifle, stop up, straiten, strangle, strangulate,
     suffocate, taper, wrinkle, zip up, zipper
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 压缩,束紧,使收缩;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 压缩,束紧,使收缩
     vi. 压缩

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