constrict vs strangle

constrict and strangle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
constrict	No	No	Yes	No
strangle	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, strangle is a hyponym of constrict; that is, strangle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than constrict:

Other hyponyms of constrict include choke, prim, astringe, strangulate, convulse, convulse, bear down, overbear, choke, fret, gag, choke, scrag.

constrict (verb)	strangle (verb)
become tight or as if tight	constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
squeeze or press together	struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
	prevent the progress or free movement of
	die from strangulation
	kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
	suppress in order to conceal or hide