Stricture synonyms

strĭk'chər
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criticism
The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed; a critical observation or detailed examination and review; a critique; animadversion; censure.
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obloquy
Ill repute, disgrace, or infamy resulting from this
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rebuke
A sharp reprimand
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tightness
The quality or degree of being tight
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choking
The act of coughing when a foreign object (i.e. food, beverages) becomes lodged in a person's airway.
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strangulation
The act of strangling or the state of being strangled
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check
A draft signed by a person (the drawer or maker) that directs a bank (the drawee) to pay, on demand and without conditions, a specific sum of money to another person (the payee). Usually the funds are withdrawn from an account or a deposit that the drawer or maker has with the bank. Also called cheque.
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squeezing
The act of pressing; compression.
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binding
(Programming) The association of a named item with an element of a program.
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contraction
The shortening and thickening of a muscle for the purpose of exerting force on or causing movement of a body part.
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compression
(Computers) The process by which data is compressed into a form that minimizes the space required to store or transmit it.
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shrinking
The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.
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blame (related)
Responsibility for a fault or wrong
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restraint (related)
(Uncountable) control or caution; reserve
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circumscription
Anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area
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constraint
One that restricts, limits, or regulates; a check:
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cramp
A metal bar bent to form a right angle at each end, for holding together blocks of stone, timbers, etc.
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curb
(North America) A row of concrete along the edge of a road; a kerb (UK)
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inhibition
(Psychology) a personal feeling of fear or embarrassment that stops one behaving naturally.
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limit
(Mathematics) A value to which a sequence converges. Equivalently, the common value of the upper limit and the lower limit of a sequence: if the upper and lower limits are different, then the sequence has no limit (i.e., does not converge).
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limitation
A restriction.
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restriction
A restricting or being restricted
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trammel
An arrangement of links and a hook in a fireplace for raising and lowering a kettle.
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constriction
A feeling of tightness or pressure:
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limited (related)
A limited train or bus.
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wide (related)
A ball bowled outside of the batsman's reach, counting as a run for the batting team in cricket.
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stenosis
(Med.) A narrowing, or constriction, of a passage, duct, opening, etc.
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laxity (related)
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dogmatism (related)
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legalism (related)
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control
Authority or ability to manage or direct:
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