To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress.
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To dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself; to constrict; to cause to shrink.
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To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress.
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Strangulated.
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To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner.
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To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.
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Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem.
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