The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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         Such things as constrict the fibers.     --Arbuthnot.
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         Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their
         contraction serves to constrict.         --Todd &
                                                  Bowman.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

constrict
    v 1: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the
         spasm contracted the muscle" [syn: compress, constrict,
         squeeze, compact, contract, press]
    2: become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted" [syn:
       constrict, constringe, narrow]