Question

constrict She felt that small towns, where everyone seems to know every move you make and is just waiting to gossip about it, can constrict your life terribly. kənˈstrɪkt

Accepted Answer

(1) To draw together or make narrow. (2) To limit. Arteries constricted by cholesterol slow the flow of blood, just as traffic arteries or highways constricted by accidents slow the flow of traffic. But constriction isn't always physical. Economic growth may be constricted by trade barriers. A narrow, constricted life may be the result of poverty or lack of opportunity. And an actress may feel constricted by a role she played as a child or by her TV character from years ago, which the public refuses to forget.

word	constrict
definition	(1) To draw together or make narrow. (2) To limit.
eg_sentence	She felt that small towns, where everyone seems to know every move you make and is just waiting to gossip about it, can constrict your life terribly.
explanation	Arteries constricted by cholesterol slow the flow of blood, just as traffic arteries or highways constricted by accidents slow the flow of traffic. But constriction isn't always physical. Economic growth may be constricted by trade barriers. A narrow, constricted life may be the result of poverty or lack of opportunity. And an actress may feel constricted by a role she played as a child or by her TV character from years ago, which the public refuses to forget.
IPA	kənˈstrɪkt

Constricted Constrict Make Life Arteries Slow Flow Draw