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- [kuh n-strikt]
- /kənˈstrɪkt/
- /kənˈstrɪkt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh n-strikt]
- /kənˈstrɪkt/
Definitions of constrict word
- verb constrict If a part of your body, especially your throat, is constricted or if it constricts, something causes it to become narrower. 3
- verb constrict If something constricts you, it limits your actions so that you cannot do what you want to do. 3
- verb constrict to make smaller or narrower, esp by contracting at one place 3
- verb constrict to hold in or inhibit; limit 3
- verb transitive constrict to make smaller or narrower, esp. at one place, by binding, squeezing, or shrinking; contract 3
- verb transitive constrict to hold in; limit; restrict 3
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Origin of constrict
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425 for earlier past participle sense; 1725-35 for current senses; late Middle English < Latin constrīctus (past participle of constringere to draw together, tie up), equivalent to con- con- + strīc- (variant stem of stringere to tie; see strict) + -tus past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Constrict
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
constrict popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
constrict usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for constrict
verb constrict
- circumscribe — If someone's power or freedom is circumscribed, it is limited or restricted.
- cramp — Cramp is a sudden strong pain caused by a muscle suddenly contracting. You sometimes get cramp in a muscle after you have been making a physical effort over a long period of time.
- compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
- restrict — to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
- curb — If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
Antonyms for constrict
verb constrict
- release — to lease again.
- lengthen — to make longer; make greater in length.
- liberate — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- stretch — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
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