Hypertext Webster Gateway: "constrict"
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) 1.7 (wn)
constrict
v 1: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips" [syn: {compress},
{squeeze}, {compact}, {contract}, {press}]
2: become tight or or as if tight; "Her throat constricted"
[syn: {constringe}, {narrow}]
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