n
A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.
v
(intransitive) To become more substantial
v
(by extension) To make insensitive to hardship.
v
(intransitive, idiomatic) To become happier or less downcast.
v
(transitive) To stiffen with starch, and then make clear by clapping with the hands.
v
(transitive) To make (more) coarse.
adv
Accompanied by constriction
adj
Relating to a constrictor
adj
(mathematics) Made more dense.
v
(by extension) To enhance by adding something not strictly integral or necessary.
v
(archaic, chiefly literary) To gladden, to become glad.
v
(transitive, obsolete) To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in bulk or quantity.
adj
(obsolete) Tapering to a point
v
(intransitive) To become thick or thicker.
v
(transitive, figuratively) To make bigger; to expand.
v
(transitive) To make fierce.
v
(intransitive) To tighten the muscles for display of size or strength.
v
(transitive) To make hard; harden up.
v
(transitive, intransitive, rare) To make or become full
v
(rare, transitive) To make greased or greasy
v
(transitive, intransitive) To make or become gross (all senses)
v
(transitive) To make gross.
v
(intransitive) To become hard (tough, resistant to pressure).
v
(obsolete) To grow more obstinate.
v
(transitive) To make, or to become harsh; render hard and rough.
v
(transitive, intransitive) To make or become huge.
v
(transitive, intransitive, now rare) To thicken, condense.
v
(intransitive) To get narrower.
v
(transitive) To make nicer.
v
(transitive) To apply a nuance to; to change or redefine in a subtle way.
v
(statistics) To produce overdispersion.
v
(transitive) To dye (something already coloured) with another colour.
v
(transitive) To cover with gilding.
v
(transitive) To stretch or contract according to some rule or standard.
v
(rare, transitive, intransitive) To make or become rank
v
To make rigid, to cause to be or become rigid.
v
(intransitive) to become rounder, plumper
v
(transitive) To reduce or cut down.
v
(transitive) To make slimmer; to reduce in size.
n
A period of weight loss.
v
(transitive, idiomatic) To render smooth, to remove roughness from
v
(intransitive) To become smooth.
n
The act by which something is made smooth.
v
(intransitive) To become stiff.
v
(transitive, intransitive) To make or become stout or stouter; to gain in in size or weight; fatten up.
n
The constriction of the air passage or other body part that cuts off the flow of a fluid.
v
(transitive) To make superhard.
v
(intransitive) To grow gradually in force or loudness.
v
(intransitive) (of a central bank) To tighten monetary policy.
v
(transitive) To make thicker (in the sense of wider).
v
(transitive) To make thin or thinner.
v
(intransitive) To become tighter.
v
(intransitive) To become tense and restrained.
v
(transitive) To make tough.
v
(idiomatic, transitive, intransitive) To make or become mentally tougher.
v
(transitive, intransitive) To undergo, or cause to undergo, vasoconstriction.
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