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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom;
[syn: constricting, constrictive, narrowing]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

constricting \constricting\ adj. 1. hindering freedom of movement. Syn: binding. [WordNet 1.5] 2. being reduced in width. Syn: constrictive, narrowing. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Constrict \Con*strict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constricted; p. pr. & vb. n. Constricting.] [L. constrictus, p. p. of constringere. See Constrain.] To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink. [1913 Webster] Such things as constrict the fibers. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their contraction serves to constrict. --Todd & Bowman. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

constricting adj 1: (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom [syn: constricting, constrictive, narrowing]