Crossword clues for constricted
constricted
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Constrict \Con*strict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constricted; p. pr. & vb. n. Constricting.] [L. constrictus, p. p. of constringere. See Constrain.] To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.
Such things as constrict the fibers.
--Arbuthnot.
Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their
contraction serves to constrict.
--Todd &
Bowman.
Constricted \Con*strict"ed\, a.
Drawn together; bound; contracted; cramped.
(Bot.) Contracted or compressed so as to be smaller in certain places or parts than in others.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: constrict)
WordNet
adj. especially tense; especially in some dialects
drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically; "a constricted blood vessel"; "a constricted view of life" [ant: unconstricted]
inhibited; "when modern man feels socially constricted his first impulse is to move"
Usage examples of "constricted".
If you have a sallow skin tone, it usually indicates that blood flow is constricted in the skin and also in the cardiovascular system.
As the muscles in her lungs constricted, Chev could feel an urgent bubble of sound trying to push past his fingers.
She shrieked and jerked frenetically, pulling at the chains which anchored her constricted nipples, joyfully adding the pain to the fires which raged inside her.
More perverse than Chinese foot-squeezers, the topiarists of European fashion had decreed that the elegant should have all her viscera constricted and displaced by tight lacing.
The bastions would spit round shot, musket balls and rockets down into the British who would be struggling towards the nearer breach, their approach route getting ever narrower until it was finally constricted by the vast tank of water that blocked most of the approach.
Cornered and blindsided by the low, husky voice, her throat constricted with an oppressive dread.
My hands constricted over Tobias as she touched back a tendril of hair with a gleaming nail, unfurled her eyelashes, and tiptoed up to kiss Ben on the mouth.
However, when your voice tightens up, which part of you is usually constricted?
The Watchers had placed a tall post in the hole, packed in the dirt, and tied their captive to the pole, securing his wrists and his ankles so tightly the circulation was constricted.
She gave a muffled cry when he entered her constricted passage, and her knuckles turned white as she gripped the basin.
I hauled my belt in another notch and then loosened it again, finding it constricted my breathing too much.
The gates constricted the flow, but the guards, wearing kilts and leather caps, appeared ceremonial rather than arrayed against a real threat.
Caralie's heart constricted as she realized how hard the entire situation was on him, and on Margaret.
I think she was listening to my heartbeat, which was bongoing calypso rhythms in the constricted drum of my chest.
He wrenched Braithwaite's head again and the secretary's frantic protest was stilled as his throat was constricted.