constrict Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb squeeze or press together
    compact; compress; contract; press; squeeze.
    • she compressed her lips
    • the spasm contracted the muscle
  2. verb become tight or as if tight
    narrow; constringe.
    • Her throat constricted

WordNet

Con*strict" transitive verb
Etymology
L. constrictus, p.p. of constringere. See Constrain.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Constricted; present participle & verbal noun Constricting
Definitions
  1. To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or ause to shrink.
    Such things as constrict the fibers. Arbuthnot.
    Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their contraction constrict. Todd & Bowman.

Webster 1913