(v. t.) To draw together; to bind; to cramp; to render narrower or smaller\; to contract or cause to shrink.

abbreviate bang bar barricade batten batten down block block up blockade bolt button button up chock choke choke off circumscribe clap close close off close tight close up coarct compact compress concentrate condense confine consolidate constrain constringe contain contract cover cramp crowd curb curtail debar decrease diminish dog draw draw in draw together fasten fold fold up gather go in jam key knit latch limit lock lock out lock up narrow obstruct occlude pack padlock plait plumb pucker pucker up purse reduce restrain restrict seal seal off seal up secure shorten shrink shut shut off shut out shut the door shut tight shut up slam snap snape solidify squeeze squeeze shut stifle stop up straiten strangle strangulate suffocate taper wrinkle zip up zipper