- contract, constrict, shrink
- قَبَّضَ \ contract, constrict, shrink. \ See Also قلص (قَلَّصَ)
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
contract, constrict, shrink
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shrink — 1 *contract, constrict, compress, condense, deflate Analogous words: *decrease, reduce, diminish, lessen: *shorten, abridge, retrench, curtail Antonyms: swell Contrasted words: *expand, amplify, distend, dilate, inflate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
contract — 1. noun a legally binding contract Syn: agreement, commitment, arrangement, settlement, understanding, compact, covenant, bond; deal, bargain; Law indenture 2. verb 1) the market for such goods began to contract Syn: shrink … Thesaurus of popular words
contract — 1. noun a legally binding contract Syn: agreement, arrangement, commitment, settlement, understanding, compact, covenant, deal, bargain 2. verb 1) the market began to contract Syn: shrink, diminish … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
constrict — /keuhn strikt /, v.t. 1. to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress. 2. to slow or stop the natural course or development of: Greed and aggressiveness constricted the nation s cultural life. [1375 1425 for earlier ptp. sense; 1725 … Universalium
constrict — con•strict [[t]kənˈstrɪkt[/t]] v. t. 1) to draw or press in; compress 2) to cause to contract or shrink 3) to slow or stop the natural course or development of 4) to become constricted • Etymology: 1725–35; < L constrīctus, constringere to… … From formal English to slang
constrict — /kənˈstrɪkt / (say kuhn strikt) verb (t) 1. to draw together; compress; cause to contract or shrink. 2. to restrict, or inhibit. {Latin constrictus, past participle, drawn together} –constricted, adjective …
contract — n Contract, bargain, compact, pact, treaty, entente, convention, cartel, concordat designate an agreement reached after negotiation and ending in an exchange of promises between the parties concerned. Contract applies especially to a formal… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shrink — [v1] become smaller compress, concentrate, condense, constrict, contract, decrease, deflate, diminish, drop off, dwindle, fail, fall off, fall short, grow smaller, lessen, narrow, reduce, shorten, shrivel, wane, waste, waste away, weaken, wither … New thesaurus
constrict — I (compress) verb abbreviate, abridge, astringe, bind, capsulize, cause to contract, clench, coarct, compact, concentrate, condense, consolidate, constnnge, contract, cram, cramp, crowd, crush, draw together, make brief, make dense, make smaller … Law dictionary
contract — [n] agreement, deal arrangement, bargain, bond, commission, commitment, compact, concordat, convention, covenant, deposition, dicker*, engagement, evidence, guarantee, handshake*, indenture, liability, mise, obligation, pact, paper, pledge,… … New thesaurus
