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Meanings of
constrict
in English
Portuguese
comprimir
Catalan
compactar
Spanish
apretar
Back to the meaning
Squeeze or press together.
press
contract
squeeze
compact
compress
Portuguese
comprimir
Portuguese
apertar
Catalan
estrènyer
Back to the meaning
Become tight or as if tight.
narrow
constringe
Portuguese
apertar
Synonyms
Examples for "
press
"
press
contract
squeeze
compact
compress
Examples for "
press
"
1
Lucas said he would
press
for House debate as soon as possible.
2
Members of the opposition, however, said it would further curtail
press
freedom.
3
Conning said it will issue a
press
statement regarding the deal later.
4
Go and direct traffic; let no
press
or public near the house.
5
Since it went to
press
,
however, cases have begun to rise again.
1
City Water said key information had been left out of its
contract
.
2
People reports the Mo' Money actress'
contract
was not renewed this year.
3
The Company operates in two segments:
contract
research services and research products.
4
He said: This
contract
was posted several days ago by Jordan Goudreau.
5
Coolwagon will create 10 new jobs as a result of the
contract
.
1
Low energy prices
squeeze
investment in the oil industry, reducing future supplies.
2
American Express' financing costs have be hurt by a global credit
squeeze
.
3
Japan's consumer finance
squeeze
culminated this year in a state-engineered credit crunch.
4
Japan's consumer finance
squeeze
culminated this year with a state-engineered credit crunch.
5
Despite the supermarkets' assurances, food suppliers fear a future
squeeze
on margins.
1
It presents a problem because, legally, a treaty is a
compact
betw.
2
At some point, users will also have access to
compact
electric cars.
3
This allows using the fibre to build
compact
high power laser systems.
4
They have a good
compact
organization, better than in 2010, he said.
5
Note the words of the
compact
:
In the name of God, amen.
1
No sign of an end to the 'thou shalt not
compress
'
zone.
2
Nana retreated into the bathroom and returned with a paper towel
compress
.
3
It may not be possible to
compress
a clarinet solo any tighter.
4
This is on account of the inability to
compress
the hardened arteries.
5
Diverse resources combined in one sprite may be harder to
compress
well.
Usage of
constrict
in English
1
Characters in our society that have lower status tend to
constrict
themselves.
2
Why did that thought make her chest
constrict
and her pulse race?
3
The cold will make the blood vessels
constrict
,
slow down the bleeding.
4
He saw her throat
constrict
,
and there were tears in her eyes.
5
Maybe, save those words for those seeking to embarrass and
constrict
the marginalized.
6
Kelos's windpipe started to
constrict
as the Shadowmage increased his hold.
7
Bingwen felt his windpipe
constrict
and pulled hard at Zihao's wrists.
8
They neither crush nor tear with their teeth nor
constrict
with their bodies.
9
Julia felt her body
constrict
itself to form another giggle, but none came.
10
We have that in Parseltongue because snakes like to
constrict
things.
11
Thick cream spread over his most sensitive flesh, making it
constrict
and tighten.
12
I placed my hands on my stomach muscles, felt them
constrict
.
13
And lower temperatures lead the blood vessels to
constrict
,
which reduces blood flow.
14
Tory felt her throat
constrict
around the next words as she formed them.
15
He felt his breath quicken and his chest
constrict
with anger and disbelief.
16
Watched a regal python
constrict
a fat hen before consuming it.
Other examples for "constrict"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
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constrict
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
constrict around
constrict blood
constrict even
constrict the funding
constrict demand
More collocations
Translations for
constrict
Portuguese
comprimir
contrair
apertar
Catalan
compactar
prémer
atapeir
comprimir
premsar
estretir
estrènyer
Spanish
apretar
comprimir
Constrict
through the time
Constrict
across language varieties
United States of America
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