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constricting
(encz) | constricting, adj: |
constricting
(gcide) | constricting \constricting\ adj.
1. hindering freedom of movement.
Syn: binding.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. being reduced in width.
Syn: constrictive, narrowing.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Constricting
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
Such things as constrict the fibers. --Arbuthnot.
[1913 Webster]
Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their
contraction serves to constrict. --Todd &
Bowman.
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constricting
(wn) | constricting
adj 1: (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom [syn:
constricting, constrictive, narrowing] |
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Constricting
(gcide) | constricting \constricting\ adj.
1. hindering freedom of movement.
Syn: binding.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. being reduced in width.
Syn: constrictive, narrowing.
[WordNet 1.5]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.
[1913 Webster]
Such things as constrict the fibers. --Arbuthnot.
[1913 Webster]
Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their
contraction serves to constrict. --Todd &
Bowman.
[1913 Webster] |
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