constrict
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Definition of constrict
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(ambitransitive)To narrow, especially by application of pressure.
“constrict the airway”
“constrict blood vessels”
“Clothing that is too tight can constrict blood flow.”
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verb
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(ambitransitive)To narrow, especially by application of pressure.
“constrict the airway”
“constrict blood vessels”
“Clothing that is too tight can constrict blood flow.”
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To coil around (prey) in order to asphyxiate it. (of a snake)
“The snake began to constrict its prey.”
- (figuratively)To limit or restrict.
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *streyg-der. Latin stringō Latin cōnstringō Latin cōnstrictusbor. English constrict Borrowed from Latin cōnstrictus (“compressed, contracted”), past participle of cōnstringō (“to draw or bind together; to compress”). Doublet of constrain.
Words you can make from constrict
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42 words- CIRCS 9 pts
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4-letter words
53 words- CROC 8 pts
- CION 6 pts
- CIST 6 pts
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- CONS 6 pts
- CORN 6 pts
- CORS 6 pts
- COST 6 pts
- COTS 6 pts
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- CRIT 6 pts
- ICON 6 pts
- ORCS 6 pts
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- ROCS 6 pts
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3-letter words
34 words- CIS 5 pts
- CON 5 pts
- COR 5 pts
- COS 5 pts
- COT 5 pts
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- NOT 3 pts
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- ROT 3 pts
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- SIR 3 pts
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- SON 3 pts
- SOT 3 pts
- SRI 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
- TIS 3 pts
- TIT 3 pts
- TON 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
- TOT 3 pts
2-letter words
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