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constrict

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9 lettersPronunciation /kənˈstɹɪkt/Part of speech verbSorted ccinorsttStarts with CEnds with T0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. become tight or as if tight

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin cōnstrictus (“compressed, contracted”), past participle of cōnstringō (“to draw or bind together; to compress”). Doublet of constrain.

Used in a sentence

  • constrict the airway
  • constrict blood vessels
  • Clothing that is too tight can constrict blood flow.

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