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constrict (Compress), verb abbreviate, abridge, astringe, bind, capsulize, cause to contract, clench, coarct, compact, concentrate, condense, consolidate, constringe, contract, cram, cramp, crowd, crush, draw tooether, make brief, make dense, make smaller, narrow, pack tightly, pinch, press, press together, ram, reduce, reduce volume, restrict in area, shorten, shrink, squeeze, telescope, tighten

constrict (Inhibit), verb arrest, astrict, barricade, be an impediment, be an obstacle, block, check, choke, close, constrain, control, curb, dam, delay, detain, deter, estop, fetter, foil, frustrate, halt, hamper, handicap, hinder, hold back, impede, interfere, keep, keep back, limit, obstruct, occlude, rein in, repress, restrain, restrict, retard, set back, set limitations, set limits, slow, stall, staunch, stay, stem, stifle, stop, strangulate, stymie, suppress, thwart, tie up, withhold

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abbreviate astrict astringe attenuate barricade be an impediment be an obstacle block capsulize cause to contract choke clench coarct concentrate condense constringe cram cramp crowd			[The following article originally appeared in Defense News, 14 August 2009] After years of battling complicated, costly and constrictive export controls with limited success, the U. President Obama orders broad review of export-control regulations by Matthews, William / DISAM Journal Instead, we seem to have returned to the same pace of congestion that the market was stuck to between November and March - though this time around the trading band is far more constrictive. Treasury, Bund Bearish Reversal Lacks Momentum by Mena Report However, if the regulatory response is too wide ranging and constrictive the government risks the long term growth of the City. Recovery may be starting in the City despite fears for jobs by The Journal (Newcastle, England)			Constitution of the united states of america Constitution Party constitutional Constitutional Amendment Constitutional Law constitutional rights constitutionality constitutive constitutive element constitutive principle Constitutor constitutus constrain constrain again constrain by force constrained constraining constraining force constraining power constraint constraint to obedience constrict constricted constricting constriction constrictive constringe constringed constringent construability construable construal construct construct a figure Constructio contra rationem introducta construction Construction legis non facit injuriam constructional constructive constructive criticism Constructive Desertion Constructive Eviction constructive fraud constructive notice Constructive Possession Constructive Trust constructor construe construe falsely construe wrongly constuprate			constricted apex constricted apex constricted apex constricted apex Constricted Breast Deformity Constricted Double-Heterojunction constricting constricting constricting constricting foreign body constricting foreign body constricting nozzle constricting scar constricting scar constricting scar constricting scar constriction constriction constriction constriction constriction disease constriction ring constriction ring constriction ring constriction ring constriction ring constrictions constrictions constrictions constrictions constrictive constrictive cardiomyopathy constrictive pericarditis constrictive pericarditis constrictive pericarditis constrictive pericarditis constrictive pleuritis constrictive pleuritis constrictive pleuritis constrictively constrictively constrictively constrictor constrictor constrictor Constrictor constrictor Constrictor constrictor constrictor muscle constrictor muscle constrictor muscle constrictor muscle of pharynx, inferior constrictor muscle of pharynx, inferior constrictor muscle of pharynx, inferior constrictor muscle of pharynx, middle constrictor muscle of pharynx, middle constrictor muscle of pharynx, middle constrictor muscle of pharynx, superior constrictor muscle of pharynx, superior constrictor muscle of pharynx, superior constrictor muscle pupillae muscle constrictor muscle vestibuli muscle

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