constrained
— Adjective
– English
～ lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"
constrainedly
— Adverb
– English
～ in a constrained manner
constraining
— Adjective
– English
～ restricting the scope or freedom of action
constraint
— Noun
– English
～ the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint"
constraint
— Noun
– English
～ a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
constraint
— Noun
– English
～ the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others
constrict
— Verb
– English
～ become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted"
constrict
— Verb
– English
～ squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
constricted
— Adjective
– English
～ especially tense; especially in some dialects
constricted
— Adjective
– English
～ drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically; "a constricted blood vessel"; "a constricted view of life"
constricting
— Adjective
– English
～ (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
constriction
— Noun
– English
～ a tight feeling in some part of the body; "he felt a constriction in her chest"; "she felt an alarming tightness in her chest"; "emotion caused a constriction of his throat"
constriction
— Noun
– English
～ a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
constriction
— Noun
– English
～ the action or process of compressing
constriction
— Noun
– English
～ tight or narrow compression
constrictive
— Adjective
– English
～ (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
constrictive
— Adjective
– English
～ restricting the scope or freedom of action
Coluber constrictor
— Noun
– English
～ blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet
Constrictor constrictor
— Noun
– English
～ very large boa of tropical America and West Indies
constrictor
— Noun
– English
～ any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils