- 1[intransitive, transitive] to become tighter or narrower; to make something tighter or narrower Her throat constricted and she swallowed hard. constrict something a drug that constricts the blood vessels.
- 2constrict somebody to limit or restrict what someone is able to do Movie directors of the time were constricted by the censors. constricting rules and regulations
constrict
verbNAmE//kənˈstrɪkt//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they constrict he / she / it constricts
past simple constricted
-ing form constricting
adjective Her throat felt dry and constricted. a constricted vision of the world
NAmE//kənˈstrɪkʃn//
noun [uncountable, countable] a feeling of constriction in the chest political constrictionsSee constrict in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: constrict