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synonym (synonym of constrict)

  • (verb.contact)
    compact, compress, contract, press, squeeze
    squeeze or press together (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.change)
    constringe, narrow
    become tight or as if tight (verb.change)
     

hypernym (constrict IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • become tight or as if tight (verb.change)
    tighten
    become tight or tighter (verb.change)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF constrict relation)

  • (verb.change)
    astringe
    become constricted or compressed (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.change)
    strangulate
    become constricted (verb.change)
     
  • squeeze or press together (verb.contact)
    choke, strangle
    constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.change)
    prim
    contract one's lips (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    convulse
    contract involuntarily, as in a spasm (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    bear down, overbear
    contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    choke, fret, gag
    be too tight; rub or press (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    choke, scrag
    wring the neck of (verb.contact)
     

derivation (.... is derived from constrict)

  • become tight or as if tight (verb.change)
    narrowing
    an instance of becoming narrow (noun.attribute)
     
  • (noun.event)
    coarctation, constriction
    tight or narrow compression (noun.event)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    bottleneck, chokepoint, constriction
    a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel (noun.shape)
     
  • squeeze or press together (verb.contact)
    press, pressing, pressure
    the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    compressing, compression
    applying pressure (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    contracture
    an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    contraction, muscle contraction, muscular contraction
    (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    constriction
    the action or process of compressing (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.animal)
    constrictor
    any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils (noun.animal)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    compressor
    a mechanical device that compresses gasses (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.body)
    contractile organ, contractor
    a bodily organ that contracts (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.event)
    compression, condensation, contraction
    the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together (noun.event)
     
  • (adj.all)
    compressible
    capable of being compressed or made more compact (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    compressible, squeezable
    capable of being easily compressed (adj.all)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym derivation compact compress contract press constringe narrow tighten astringe strangulate choke strangle prim convulse narrowing coarctation bottleneck chokepoint press pressing
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. compact, compress, contract, press, squeeze . constringe, narrow . tighten . astringe . strangulate . choke, strangle . prim . convulse . bear down, overbear . choke, fret, gag . choke, scrag . narrowing . coarctation, constriction . bottleneck, chokepoint, constriction . press, pressing, pressure . compressing, compression . contracture . contraction, muscle contraction, muscular contraction . constriction . constrictor . compressor . contractile organ, contractor . compression, condensation, contraction . compressible . compressible, squeezable


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