A narrow, constricted life may be the result of poverty or lack of opportunity. And an actress may feel constricted by a role she played as a child or by her TV character from years ago, which the public …

1. To make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing. 2. To squeeze or compress. 3. To restrict the scope or freedom of; cramp: lives constricted by poverty.

CONSTRICTED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of constrict 2. to become tighter and narrower, or to make…. Learn more.

CONSTRICT definition: to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress. See examples of constrict used in a sentence.

Definition of constricted adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If something is constricted, it's squeezed or inhibited in some way. If your neck is constricted by turtleneck sweaters, you might feel more comfortable in a sweatshirt.

If a part of your body, especially your throat, is constricted or if it constricts, something causes it to become narrower. Severe migraine can be treated with a drug which constricts the blood vessels.

He felt constricted by their notions of what was proper. The drug causes constriction of blood vessels.

constrict meaning, definition, what is constrict: to make something narrower or tighter, o...: Learn more.

Definition of constrict verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive, transitive] to become tighter or narrower; to make something tighter or narrower. Her throat constricted and she …