| verb | squeeze or press together “she compressed her lips” |
| verb | become tight or as if tight “Her throat constricted” |
| adjective | (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom |
| compressible | adjective | capable of being easily compressed |
| compression | noun | the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together |
| compressor | noun | a mechanical device that compresses gasses |
| compressing | noun | applying pressure |
| constriction | noun | the action or process of compressing |
| constrictor | noun | any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils |
| contraction | noun | (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) |
| contracture | noun | an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle |
| contractor | noun | a bodily organ that contracts |
| press | noun | the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure |
| pressing | noun | the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure |
| narrowing | noun | an instance of becoming narrow |