constrictions
Passages becoming narrower
Constrictions are things that squeeze, tighten, or narrow.
A snake kills by constriction.
Blood vessels undergo constriction.
The word often appears figuratively for limitations or restrictions: the constrictions of a tight budget, social constrictions on behavior.
A constriction in the throat accompanies strong emotion or difficulty swallowing.
Firm bilateral compression
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- tighteningMaking less loose
- clampingFixing firmly with pressure
- cinchGuaranteed easy thing
tourniquet · ligature · stranglehold · vise · clamp · brace · drawstring · corset
Arterial walls contracting inward
- spasmInvoluntary muscle contraction
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
- anginaIschemic chest discomfort
- crampingInvoluntary muscle contraction
bronchospasm · asthma · thrombosis · hypertension · artery · vessel · airway · esophageal
Constriction limiting throughput
- chokepointNarrow passage limiting movement
- strictureLimiting rule or censure
- straitConstricted marine passage
- isthmusNarrow strip connecting landmasses
defile · gorge · passage · channel · throat · funnel · corridor · canyon
Mental check on behavior
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- restraintControl over impulses
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
anxiety · tension · tightness · stress · suffocation · stifling · blockage · freeze
Limiting condition or rule
- limitationBound on extent
- curtailmentAct of reducing scope
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
prohibition · control · barrier · impediment · obstacle · hindrance · boundary · curb
squeeze
Firm bilateral compression
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- tighteningMaking less loose
- clampingFixing firmly with pressure
cinch · tourniquet · ligature · stranglehold · vise · clamp · brace · drawstring · corset · band
vasoconstriction
Arterial walls contracting inward
cramping · bronchospasm · asthma · thrombosis · hypertension · artery · vessel · airway · esophageal · urethral
bottleneck
Constriction limiting throughput
- chokepointNarrow passage limiting movement
- strictureLimiting rule or censure
- straitConstricted marine passage
isthmus · defile · gorge · passage · channel · throat · funnel · corridor · canyon · ravine
inhibition
Mental check on behavior
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
- restraintControl over impulses
self-control · anxiety · tension · tightness · stress · suffocation · stifling · blockage · freeze · paralysis
constraint
Limiting condition or rule
- limitationBound on extent
- curtailmentAct of reducing scope
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
containment · prohibition · control · barrier · impediment · obstacle · hindrance · boundary · curb · check
constrictionsexpansions
Increases in size
enlargements · widenings · openings · dilations · distensions
constrictionsopenings
Available positions or gaps
clearances · passages · throughways · outlets · channels
constrictionsfreedoms
Rights to act unhindered
liberties · releases · liberations · expansions · relaxations