Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - constrict
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(constricts, constricting, constricted) 1. If a part of your body, especially your throat, is constricted or if it constricts, something causes it to become narrower. Severe migraine can be treated with a drug which constricts the blood vessels... My throat constricted, so that I had to concentrate on breathing. VERB: V n, V 2. If something constricts you, it limits your actions so that you cannot do what you want to do. She objects to the tests the Government’s advisers have devised because they constrict her teaching style... = limit VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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verb Etymology: Latin ~us, past participle of constringere Date: 1732 transitive verb 1. a. to make narrow or draw together b. compress, squeeze ~ a nerve 2. to stultify, stop, or cause to falter ; inhibit intransitive verb to become ~ed Synonyms: see contract • ~ive adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 make narrow or tight; compress. 2 Biol. cause (organic tissue) to contract. Derivatives constriction n. constrictive adj. Etymology: L (as constrain) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. стягивать, сжимать, сокращать to constrict a muscle —- сокращать мышцу the neck constricted by a tight collar —- шея, сдавленная тесным воротничком 2. ограничивать, стеснять; притеснять ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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