Constrict and Hold

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Constrict

Constrict verb - To become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter.
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Hold and constrict are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hold" instead a verb "Constrict".
Nearby Words: constriction, constricting, constrictor

Hold

Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.
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Constrict and hold are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Constrict" instead a verb "Hold".
Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

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view constrict view hold view

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  • Bizarre Alien Reproduction Female dolphins' vaginal walls constrict to hold on, and males have a prehensile penis to cling to convolutions inside the birth canal.
    Source: Bizarre Alien Reproduction
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