Constrict /(?)/

Con·strict

Constrict

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Constricted; p. pr. & vb. n. Constricting

  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.
    Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their contraction serves to constrict.