CONSTRICTED

constricted

(adjective) drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically; “a constricted blood vessel”; “a constricted view of life”

constricted

(adjective) especially tense; especially in some dialects

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

constricted

simple past tense and past participle of constrict

Source: Wiktionary


Con*strict"ed, a.

1. Drawn together; bound; contracted; cramped.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Contracted or compressed so as to be smaller in certain places or parts than in others.

CONSTRICT

Con*strict", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Constricted; p.pr. & vb.n. Constricting.] Etym: [L. constrictus, p.p. of constringere. See Constrain.]

Definition: To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or ause to shrink. Such things as constrict the fibers. Arbuthnot. Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their contraction constrict. Todd & Bowman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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