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Webster 1913 Edition

Constrict

Con-strict′

,
Verb.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Constrict

CONSTRICT

,
Verb.
T.
[L. See Constrain.] To draw together; to bind; to cramp; to draw into a narrow compass; hence, to contract or cause to shrink.

Definition 2024

constrict

constrict

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constrict ‎(third-person singular simple present constricts, present participle constricting, simple past and past participle constricted)

  1. To narrow, especially by applying pressure.

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  • Rhymes: -ɪkt

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