/ kənˈstrɪkt; NAmE / verb
1.
to become tighter or narrower; to make sth tighter or narrower :
[ v ]
Her throat constricted and she swallowed hard.
[ vn ]
a drug that constricts the blood vessels.
2.
[ vn ] to limit or restrict what sb is able to do :
Film-makers of the time were constricted by the censors.
constricting rules and regulations
► con·strict·ed adjective :
Her throat felt dry and constricted.
a constricted vision of the world
► con·stric·tion / kənˈstrɪkʃn; NAmE / noun [ U , C ]:
a feeling of constriction in the chest
political constrictions
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: from Latin constrict- bound tightly together, from the verb constringere .