Constrict
Pronunciation : Con*strict"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. constrictus, p.p. of constringere. See Constrain.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
t. [imp. & p.p. Constricted; p.pr. & vb.n. Constricting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913