Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun constriction

4 senses of constriction

Sense 1
constriction, bottleneck, chokepoint -- (a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel)
       => narrowing -- (an instance of becoming narrow)

Sense 2
constriction, coarctation -- (tight or narrow compression)
       => compression, condensation, contraction -- (the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling")

Sense 3
constriction, tightness -- (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")
       => feeling -- (a physical sensation that you experience; "he had a queasy feeling"; "I had a strange feeling in my leg"; "he lost all feeling in his arm")

Sense 4
constriction -- (the action or process of compressing)
       => compression, compressing -- (applying pressure)