constrict : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: constrict	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for constrict
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
constrict v squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" Synonym(s): compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted" Synonym(s): constrict, constringe, narrow
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Constrict \Constrict"\, 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.