English words for 'constriction prior to some other process'
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adj
noun
- The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.
- A bank; a sandbank.
- A field or patch of ground lying near a stream; the dale in which a stream flows.
- (UK, dialect, Midlands) A bread roll.
- A group or collection of things of the same kind, such as a batch of letters or the next batch of business.
- (computing) A set of data to be processed at one time.
- (by extension) A quantity of anything produced at one operation.
- (Philippines) A graduating class; school class.
- a collection of things or persons to be handled together
- all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
verb
adj
- free from external control and constraint
- not controlled by a party or interest group
- (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
- (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
- Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.
- Not subject to bias or influence; self-directing.
- (politics) Not affiliated with any political party.
- Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.
- Providing a comfortable livelihood.
noun
- a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
- a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
- A neutral or uncommitted person.
- (sports) A team not affiliated with any league or conference.
- A small, privately owned business.
- A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a freethinker, free of a party platform.
noun
- the removal of constraints
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- movement or space for movement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
- a weak and tremulous light
- a state in which action is feasible
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- an attempt to get something
- utilization or exercise
- (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- (uncountable) Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- (countable, uncountable) An instance or instances of causing media to be watched or heard, such as by broadcasting.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- (countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- (uncountable, informal) Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- (uncountable) Freedom to move.
- (countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- (countable) An instance of watching or listening to media.
- (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
- (uncountable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- (uncountable) The conduct, or course, of a game.
- (countable) A short sequence of action within a game.
- (countable) An instance of wordplay.
- (uncountable) Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- (countable) An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- (countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- (uncountable, sports, with certain prepositions, also figurative) The sphere or circumstance in which a playing implement, such as a ball, is available to be played (see also in play, out of play).
verb
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- consider not very seriously
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- use to one's advantage
- emit recorded sound
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- behave in a certain way
- play a role or part
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- make bets
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- play on an instrument
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- bet or wager (money)
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- use or move
- perform on a certain location
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- perform on a stage or theater
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- participate in games or sport
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- replay (as a melody)
- (intransitive, of a musical instrument) To produce music.
- (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- (intransitive, of a theatrical performance, film or music) To be performed, reproduced, or shown.
- (transitive, colloquial) To manipulate, deceive, or swindle.
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (something) in a calculating manner intended to achieve profit or gain.
- (transitive) To act as (the indicated role).
- (transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- (intransitive, copulative) To act or behave in a stated way.
- To give a false appearance of being; to pretend to be.
- To move so as to fall upon or sweep across something, or to direct or operate (something) in such a manner.
- (intransitive) To be received or accepted (in a given way); to go down.
- (intransitive) To contend or fight using weapons, both as practice or in real life-or-death combats; to engage in martial games; to joust; to fence
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (a matter or situation) in a stated way.
- (transitive) To bring into action or motion; to exhibit in action; to execute or deploy.
- To portray (a character) in (a film or theatre).
- (transitive) To compete against, in a game.
- To gamble.
- To move in a light or brisk manner.
- (African-American Vernacular, intransitive) To kid; to joke; to say something for amusement; to act, or to treat something, unseriously.
- (transitive) To act or perform (a play).
- For additional senses in various idiomatic phrases, see the individual entries, such as play along, play at, play down, play off, play on, play out, play to, play up, etc.
- (transitive, intransitive, of a device, media, broadcast, etc.) To emit or relay sound (especially music) or moving pictures; (of a device) to operate media.
- (transitive, of a person) To operate (a device or media) so as to cause sound (especially music) or moving pictures to be produced.
- (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love; see also play around.
- To move in an alternating or reciprocal manner; to move to and fro.
- (transitive, of a theatrical company or band, etc.) To perform or give performances in or at (a venue or location).
- (intransitive, especially with 'with'; see also play with) To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.
- (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- Specifying a particular sporting role or position.
- (transitive, intransitive, especially of a person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
- (transitive, usually of a person) To render (a musical title, compositional style, film title, etc.) using a musical instrument or device.
- (transitive, in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
adj
noun
noun
- (countable, control theory) Initialism of process variable.
- (countable, anatomy, medicine) Initialism of pulmonary valve.
- (uncountable, medicine) Initialism of pemphigus vulgaris.
- (countable, grammar) Initialism of phrasal verb.
- (countable, Japan) Initialism of promotional video.
- (countable) Initialism of probation violation.
- (uncountable, medicine) Initialism of polycythemia vera.
- (countable, finance) Initialism of present value.
- (uncountable) Initialism of pharmacovigilance.
adj
adv
noun
- A regulation or limitation that restricts.
- (biology) The mechanism by which a cell degrades foreign DNA material.
- The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted.
- a principle that limits the extent of something
- an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
- the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
verb
- (transitive) To restrict or limit.
- (transitive) To deprive of liberty.
- (transitive) To strain again.
- (transitive) To control or keep in check.
- prevent the action or expression of
- restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult
- prevent (someone or something) from doing something
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
noun
- The result of this process.
- The assimilation and understanding of ideas.
- The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.
- (chemistry) Dissolution of a sample into a solution by means of adding acid and heat.
- The processing of decay in organic matter assisted by microorganisms.
- The ability to use this process.
- the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
- learning and coming to understand ideas and information
- the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
verb
- prevent from happening or continuing
- (intransitive) To unplug or cut power to a machine.
- (intransitive, informal) To commit suicide.
- (intransitive, informal) To turn off life support.
- (intransitive, informal) To cease to support; to halt. [with on ‘someone or something’]
- (intransitive, informal) To cease production or publication.
verb
- (transitive) To curtail.
- (transitive) Cut short; truncate.
- (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
- (transitive) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- lessen, diminish, or curtail
verb
noun
- the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
- time during which some action is awaited
- A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
- (music) An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.
- (programming, Clojure) Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).
- (chess) An amount of time provided on each move before one's clock starts to tick; a less common time control than increment.
verb
- cause to be slowed down or delayed
- stop or halt
- deprive of freedom; take into confinement
- (transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
- (transitive) To seize goods for official purposes.
- (transitive, law enforcement) To put someone under custody.
- (transitive) To keep something from proceeding or coming to completion; to delay.
verb
- cause to be slowed down or delayed
- resist or confront with resistance
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
- rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
- resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
- continue to live and avoid dying
- (figurative) To highlight, as if lifting up for display.
- (transitive) To impede; detain.
- (idiomatic) To fulfil or complete one's part of an agreement.
- (transitive) To support or lift.
- To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground.
- (of a work) To continue to be seen as favorable, to avoid seeming dated.
- (idiomatic) To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.
- (idiomatic) To detain by threatening, usually with a weapon, in order to commit robbery.
- (idiomatic) To maintain composure despite hardship.
- (intransitive, informal) To wait or delay.
noun
- (computer science) the time it takes for a process under computer control to occur
- the actual time that it takes a process to occur
- (computing) The duration required by a computer system to complete a particular task.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see real, time.
- The time during which an event or process occurs (and during which, without much delay, it is responded to, reacted to, etc).
noun
- the removal of constraints
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- movement or space for movement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
- a weak and tremulous light
- a state in which action is feasible
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- an attempt to get something
- utilization or exercise
- (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- (uncountable) Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- (countable, uncountable) An instance or instances of causing media to be watched or heard, such as by broadcasting.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- (countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- (uncountable, informal) Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- (uncountable) Freedom to move.
- (countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- (countable) An instance of watching or listening to media.
- (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
- (uncountable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- (uncountable) The conduct, or course, of a game.
- (countable) A short sequence of action within a game.
- (countable) An instance of wordplay.
- (uncountable) Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- (countable) An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- (countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- (uncountable, sports, with certain prepositions, also figurative) The sphere or circumstance in which a playing implement, such as a ball, is available to be played (see also in play, out of play).
verb
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- consider not very seriously
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- use to one's advantage
- emit recorded sound
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- behave in a certain way
- play a role or part
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- make bets
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- play on an instrument
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- bet or wager (money)
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- use or move
- perform on a certain location
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- perform on a stage or theater
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- participate in games or sport
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- replay (as a melody)
- (intransitive, of a musical instrument) To produce music.
- (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- (intransitive, of a theatrical performance, film or music) To be performed, reproduced, or shown.
- (transitive, colloquial) To manipulate, deceive, or swindle.
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (something) in a calculating manner intended to achieve profit or gain.
- (transitive) To act as (the indicated role).
- (transitive, intransitive) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- (intransitive, copulative) To act or behave in a stated way.
- To give a false appearance of being; to pretend to be.
- To move so as to fall upon or sweep across something, or to direct or operate (something) in such a manner.
- (intransitive) To be received or accepted (in a given way); to go down.
- (intransitive) To contend or fight using weapons, both as practice or in real life-or-death combats; to engage in martial games; to joust; to fence
- (transitive) To handle or deal with (a matter or situation) in a stated way.
- (transitive) To bring into action or motion; to exhibit in action; to execute or deploy.
- To portray (a character) in (a film or theatre).
- (transitive) To compete against, in a game.
- To gamble.
- To move in a light or brisk manner.
- (African-American Vernacular, intransitive) To kid; to joke; to say something for amusement; to act, or to treat something, unseriously.
- (transitive) To act or perform (a play).
- For additional senses in various idiomatic phrases, see the individual entries, such as play along, play at, play down, play off, play on, play out, play to, play up, etc.
- (transitive, intransitive, of a device, media, broadcast, etc.) To emit or relay sound (especially music) or moving pictures; (of a device) to operate media.
- (transitive, of a person) To operate (a device or media) so as to cause sound (especially music) or moving pictures to be produced.
- (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love; see also play around.
- To move in an alternating or reciprocal manner; to move to and fro.
- (transitive, of a theatrical company or band, etc.) To perform or give performances in or at (a venue or location).
- (intransitive, especially with 'with'; see also play with) To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.
- (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
- Specifying a particular sporting role or position.
- (transitive, intransitive, especially of a person) To produce music using a musical instrument.
- (transitive, usually of a person) To render (a musical title, compositional style, film title, etc.) using a musical instrument or device.
- (transitive, in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
noun
- (countable, control theory) Initialism of process variable.
- (countable, anatomy, medicine) Initialism of pulmonary valve.
- (uncountable, medicine) Initialism of pemphigus vulgaris.
- (countable, grammar) Initialism of phrasal verb.
- (countable, Japan) Initialism of promotional video.
- (countable) Initialism of probation violation.
- (uncountable, medicine) Initialism of polycythemia vera.
- (countable, finance) Initialism of present value.
- (uncountable) Initialism of pharmacovigilance.
adj
adv
noun
- A regulation or limitation that restricts.
- (biology) The mechanism by which a cell degrades foreign DNA material.
- The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted.
- a principle that limits the extent of something
- an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
- the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
noun
- The result of this process.
- The assimilation and understanding of ideas.
- The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.
- (chemistry) Dissolution of a sample into a solution by means of adding acid and heat.
- The processing of decay in organic matter assisted by microorganisms.
- The ability to use this process.
- the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
- learning and coming to understand ideas and information
- the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
noun
- (computer science) the time it takes for a process under computer control to occur
- the actual time that it takes a process to occur
- (computing) The duration required by a computer system to complete a particular task.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see real, time.
- The time during which an event or process occurs (and during which, without much delay, it is responded to, reacted to, etc).
verb
- (transitive) To restrict or limit.
- (transitive) To deprive of liberty.
- (transitive) To strain again.
- (transitive) To control or keep in check.
- prevent the action or expression of
- restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult
- prevent (someone or something) from doing something
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
verb
- prevent from happening or continuing
- (intransitive) To unplug or cut power to a machine.
- (intransitive, informal) To commit suicide.
- (intransitive, informal) To turn off life support.
- (intransitive, informal) To cease to support; to halt. [with on ‘someone or something’]
- (intransitive, informal) To cease production or publication.
verb
- (transitive) To curtail.
- (transitive) Cut short; truncate.
- (transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
- (transitive) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- lessen, diminish, or curtail
verb
noun
- the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
- time during which some action is awaited
- A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
- (music) An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.
- (programming, Clojure) Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).
- (chess) An amount of time provided on each move before one's clock starts to tick; a less common time control than increment.
verb
- cause to be slowed down or delayed
- stop or halt
- deprive of freedom; take into confinement
- (transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
- (transitive) To seize goods for official purposes.
- (transitive, law enforcement) To put someone under custody.
- (transitive) To keep something from proceeding or coming to completion; to delay.
verb
- cause to be slowed down or delayed
- resist or confront with resistance
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
- rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
- resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
- continue to live and avoid dying
- (figurative) To highlight, as if lifting up for display.
- (transitive) To impede; detain.
- (idiomatic) To fulfil or complete one's part of an agreement.
- (transitive) To support or lift.
- To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground.
- (of a work) To continue to be seen as favorable, to avoid seeming dated.
- (idiomatic) To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.
- (idiomatic) To detain by threatening, usually with a weapon, in order to commit robbery.
- (idiomatic) To maintain composure despite hardship.
- (intransitive, informal) To wait or delay.
adj
noun
- The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.
- A bank; a sandbank.
- A field or patch of ground lying near a stream; the dale in which a stream flows.
- (UK, dialect, Midlands) A bread roll.
- A group or collection of things of the same kind, such as a batch of letters or the next batch of business.
- (computing) A set of data to be processed at one time.
- (by extension) A quantity of anything produced at one operation.
- (Philippines) A graduating class; school class.
- a collection of things or persons to be handled together
- all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
verb
adj
- free from external control and constraint
- not controlled by a party or interest group
- (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
- (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
- Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.
- Not subject to bias or influence; self-directing.
- (politics) Not affiliated with any political party.
- Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.
- Providing a comfortable livelihood.
noun
- a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
- a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
- A neutral or uncommitted person.
- (sports) A team not affiliated with any league or conference.
- A small, privately owned business.
- A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a freethinker, free of a party platform.