| NOUN | shape | constriction, bottleneck, chokepoint | a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel |
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| event | constriction, coarctation | tight / tight or narrow compression | |
| cognition | constriction, tightness | a tight feeling in some part of the body | |
| act | constriction | the action or process of compressing |
| Sounds | kahnstrih'kshahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel. | |
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| Synonyms | bottleneck, chokepoint | |
| Broader | narrowing | An instance of becoming narrow |
| Spanish | constricción, embotellamiento, gollete | |
| Catalan | constricció, embotellament | |
| Verbs | constrict | become tight or as if tight |
| Meaning | tight / tight or narrow compression. | |
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| Synonym | coarctation | |
| Broader | compression, condensation, contraction | The process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together |
| Verbs | constrict | become tight or as if tight |
| Meaning | A tight feeling in some part of the body. | |
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| Examples |
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| Synonym | tightness | |
| Broader | feeling | A physical sensation that you experience |
| Meaning | The action or process of compressing. | |
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| Narrower | spasm | (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel) |
| squeeze | The act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space | |
| strangulation | (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid | |
| vasoconstriction | decrease in the diameter of blood vessels | |
| Broader | compression, compressing | applying pressure |
| Spanish | constricción | |
| Catalan | constricció | |
| Verbs | constrict | squeeze or press together |
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