constriction Definition

constrict
verb constricted, constricting

1. To squeeze, tighten, or compress.

Thesaurus: narrow, contract, shrink, bind, squeeze, choke, strangle; Antonym: expand.
2. To inhibit.

Thesaurus: restrict, limit, inhibit, constrain, impede, check, curb.

Derivative: constriction

The process of constricting.

Something that is constricted.

Contraction; tightness.

Derivative: constrictive
adj

Causing a constriction.

Etymology: 18c: from Latin constrictus, from constringere to tie together tightly.