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

tapering collapse: the act of gradually lowering the size or amount; "the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose"; gradually narrowed toward a point; "a tall tapering spire"

isthmus collapse: a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure; a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas

contraction collapse: the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope; (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber); a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds; "`won't' is a contraction of `will not'"; "`o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'"

systole collapse: the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery

compression collapse: applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required; the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling"

narrowing collapse: the act of making something narrower; an instance of becoming narrow; a decrease in width

stranglehold collapse: a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe; complete power over a person or situation; "corporations have a stranglehold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"

abbreviation collapse: shortening something by omitting parts of it; a shortened form of a word or phrase

astringency collapse: the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids; a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker

closure collapse: termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center"; a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric; a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body; terminate debate by calling for a vote; "debate was closured"; "cloture the discussion"

fixation collapse: (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body; the activity of fastening something firmly in position

detention collapse: a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils"; a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"

restriction collapse: the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary); a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements"

bottleneck collapse: the narrow part of a bottle near the top; become narrow, like a bottleneck; "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks"; slow down or impede by creating an obstruction; "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system"

occlusion collapse: (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed; closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)

inhibition collapse: (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires; the quality of being inhibited; (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part; "the inhibition of the heart by the vagus nerve"

taper collapse: the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone); a convex shape that narrows toward a point; diminish gradually; "Interested tapered off"

condensation collapse: (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams; a shortened version of a written work; atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold; the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state

strangulation collapse: (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid; "strangulation of the intestine"; the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage

let collapse: a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again; leave unchanged; "let it be"; actively cause something to happen; "I let it be known that I was not interested"; make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"

retardation collapse: lack of normal development of intellectual capacities; the extent to which something is delayed or held back

obstruction collapse: getting in someone's way; the act of obstructing; "obstruction of justice"; any structure that makes progress difficult; the state or condition of being obstructed

consolidation collapse: the act of combining into an integral whole; "a consolidation of two corporations"; "after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously"; "the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them"; combining into a solid mass; something that has consolidated into a compact mass; "he dropped the consolidation into the acid bath"

interference collapse: (American football) blocking a player's path with your body; "he ran interference for the quarterback"

interruption collapse: some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"

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