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constriction

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kənˈstrɪkʃ^ən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kənˈstrɪkʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kən strik′shən)

constriction
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Sense: The act of constricting

Synonyms:

narrowing, compression, reduction Collocations, contraction, compressing, constricting, binding Collocations, pressing Collocations, confinement, confining, suppression, repression, constraining, restraining, cramping, closing up, closure Collocations, strangulation

Sense: That which constricts

Synonyms:

choking Collocations, squeezing, binding Collocations, stricture, squeeze Collocations, pressure Collocations, restraint Collocations, constraint Collocations

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