Main entry: constriction
Definition: the action or process of compressing
Main entry: constriction, tightness
Definition: a tight feeling in some part of the body
Usage: he felt a constriction in her chest; she felt an alarming tightness in her chest; emotion caused a constriction of his throat
Main entry: constriction, coarctation
Definition: tight or narrow compression
Main entry: chokepoint, bottleneck, constriction
Definition: a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel