Adjective constricted has 3 senses
  1. constricted - especially tense; especially in some dialects
    Antonym:
    lax (indirect, via tense)
  2. constricted - drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically; "a constricted blood vessel"; "a constricted view of life"
    Antonyms:
    unconstricted, open
  3. constricted - inhibited; "when modern man feels socially constricted his first impulse is to move"
    Antonyms:
    unlimited, limitless (indirect, via limited)
,Verb constrict has 2 senses
  1. compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
    --1 is one way to tighten
    Derived forms: noun constriction4, noun constrictor1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. constrict, constringe, narrow - become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted"
    --2 is one way to tighten
    Derived forms: noun constriction1, noun constriction2
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
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