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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Constrict

/kən-strĭkt'/ · Con·strict · IPA /kənˈstɹɪkt/
01 v. t. To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.
imp. & p. p. Constricted; p. pr. & vb. n. Constricting
  1. 1.
    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.