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What does constrict mean?

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  1. To narrow, especially by applying pressure.
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So Alex loved someone, I felt my heart constrict tightly as I registered what he said.
White's kingside pawns advance to constrict and hopefully attack Black's position.
Pilocarpine drops may be used to constrict the pupil and re-establish circulation of aqueous humor.
Peptides produced in the milk during culturing seem to inhibit chemicals that constrict vessels and increase blood pressure.
Should he win the election, the apparatus of the deep state will constrict him and not be cooperative.
Blood vessels near the surface of the skin constrict to preserve internal body heat, reducing blood flow to the skin.

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