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Constrict :: Constrict (v. t.) To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.

Hidebound :: Hidebound (a.) Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth; -- said of trees.

Blacksnake :: Blacksnake (n.) A snake of a black color, of which two species are common in the United States, the Bascanium constrictor, or racer, sometimes six feet long, and the Scotophis Alleghaniensis, seven or eight feet long..

Moniliform :: Moniliform (a.) Joined or constricted, at regular intervals, so as to resemble a string of beads; as, a moniliform root; a moniliform antenna. See Illust. of Antenna..

Boa Constrictor :: Boa constrictor () A large and powerful serpent of tropical America, sometimes twenty or thirty feet long. See Illustration in Appendix..

Angor :: Angor (n.) Great anxiety accompanied by painful constriction at the upper part of the belly, often with palpitation and oppression..

Machinist :: Machinist (n.) A constrictor of machines and engines; one versed in the principles of machines.

Astringe :: Astringe (v. t.) To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress.

Arctation :: Arctation (n.) Constriction or contraction of some natural passage, as in constipation from inflammation..

Incarceration :: Incarceration (n.) A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation..

Constrictor :: Constrictor (n.) A muscle which contracts or closes an orifice, or which compresses an organ; a sphincter..

Choke :: Choke (n.) A constriction in the bore of a shotgun, case of a rocket, etc..

Disjunct :: Disjunct (a.) Having the head, thorax, and abdomen separated by a deep constriction..

Strictly :: Striction (n.) The act of constricting, or the state of being constricted..

Constriction :: Constriction (n.) The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or by movement or change in the thing itself, as distinguished from compression..

Constricted :: Constricted (a.) Contracted or compressed so as to be smaller in certain places or parts than in others.

Constringe :: Constringe (v. t.) To dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself; to constrict; to cause to shrink.

Constricted :: Constricted (a.) Drawn together; bound; contracted; cramped.

Asthma :: Asthma (n.) A disease, characterized by difficulty of breathing (due to a spasmodic contraction of the bronchi), recurring at intervals, accompanied with a wheezing sound, a sense of constriction in the chest, a cough, and expectoration..

Thlipsis :: Thlipsis (n.) Compression, especially constriction of vessels by an external cause..

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