constrict

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb squeeze or press together
  2. verb become tight or as if tight

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnstrictus (“compressed, contracted”), past participle of cōnstringō (“to draw or bind together; to compress”). Doublet of constrain.

In classic literature

Synonyms

compress, squeeze, compact, contract, press

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