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. transitive verb. To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.
2. verb. become tight or as if tight

   "Her throat constricted"

   Synonyms: constringe, narrow

3. verb. squeeze or press together

   "she compressed her lips"

   "the spasm contracted the muscle"

   Synonyms: compact, compress, contract, press, squeeze

Synonyms

constringe, narrow, compact, compress, contract, press, squeeze

Common word forms

constricts, constricted, constricting

Words from these letters

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