constricts
Makes narrower, smaller
Constricts means squeezes or tightens, making something narrower.
A snake constricts its prey by wrapping around it and squeezing.
Blood vessels constrict in cold weather.
Figuratively, fear constricts the throat, and oppressive rules constrict freedom: Her chest constricted with anxiety.
Maximum allowed extent
- narrowOf small width
- inhibitTo restrain or hinder
- restrainLimit freedom of movement
- hamperObstruct or clothes basket
hinder · impede · constrain · curtail · reduce · choke · throttle · stifle
Reduce volume by force
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
- tightenMake more secure
- clenchSqueeze tightly shut
- gripSecure manual hold
clasp · pinch · crush · press · compact · contract · narrow · shrink
Wound circular arrangement
- wrapEnclose by winding around
- encircleSurround on all sides
- windAir current outdoors
- loopCurve closing on itself
entwine · spiral · python · boa · anaconda · serpent · tourniquet · ligature
Tubes carrying oxygenated blood
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- vesselsCarriers or containers
- vasoconstrictionArterial walls contracting inward
bloodstream · circulation · hypertension · narrowing · stricture · stenosis · spasm · angina
limit
Maximum allowed extent
hamper · hinder · impede · constrain · curtail · reduce · choke · throttle · stifle · strangle
compress
Reduce volume by force
grip · clasp · pinch · crush · press · compact · contract · narrow · shrink · wring
coil
Wound circular arrangement
loop · entwine · spiral · python · boa · anaconda · serpent · tourniquet · ligature · bandage
arteries
Tubes carrying oxygenated blood
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- vesselsCarriers or containers
vasoconstriction · bloodstream · circulation · hypertension · narrowing · stricture · stenosis · spasm · angina · adrenaline
- boa constrictorSnake that crushes prey
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