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constrict

constrict is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 3 senses

Definitions

  1. 1transitive verb

    To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.

  2. 2verb

    become tight or as if tight

    "Her throat constricted"

    Synonyms

    constringenarrow
  3. 3verb

    squeeze or press together

    "she compressed her lips"

    "the spasm contracted the muscle"

    Synonyms

    compactcompresscontractpresssqueeze

Synonyms

constringenarrowcompactcompresscontractpresssqueeze

Common word forms

constrictsconstrictedconstricting

Words from these letters

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