constrict

Universal Words verb 1 to become tighter or narrower; to make sth tighter or narrower: [V] Her throat constricted and she swallowed hard. * [VN] a drug that constricts the blood vessels. 2 [VN] to limit or restrict what sb is able to do: Film-makers of the time were constricted by the censors. * constricting rules and regulations constricted adjective: Her throat felt dry and constricted. * a constricted vision of the world constriction noun [U,C]: a feeling of constriction in the throat / chest * political constrictions