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    constricting
    [ adj ]
    (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
    <adj.all>


    Constrict \Con*strict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constricted}; p.
    pr. & vb. n. {Constricting}.] [L. constrictus, p. p. of
    constringere. See {Constrain}.]
    To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to
    cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.

    Such things as constrict the fibers. --Arbuthnot.

    Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their
    contraction serves to constrict. --Todd &
    Bowman.

    constricting \constricting\ adj.
    1. hindering freedom of movement.

    Syn: binding.
    [WordNet 1.5]

    2. being reduced in width.

    Syn: constrictive, narrowing.
    [WordNet 1.5]

    1. Congress is trying to grab control of the operation and squeeze it into the constricting form of the War Powers Act.
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