Constrict | Mean of constrict in English Dictionary
/kənˈstrɪkt/
- Verb
- to make (something) narrower, smaller, or tighter
- These shoes are too small and constrict [=squeeze] my feet.
- The drug is used to constrict blood vessels.
- to become narrower, smaller, or tighter
- The drug causes the blood vessels to constrict. [=contract]
- to prevent or keep (something or someone) from developing freely
- The declining economy has constricted job opportunities.
- a life constricted by poverty and disease
- He felt constricted by their notions of what was proper.
