Constricting

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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           Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their
           contraction serves to constrict.         --Todd &
                                                    Bowman.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  constricting
       adj 1: hindering freedom of movement; "tight garments are
              uncomfortably binding" [syn: {binding}]
       2: (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom [syn: {constrictive},
           {narrowing}]