straiten

[Strait·en]

Squeeze together

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To make strait; to make narrow; hence, to contract; to confine.

Verb
squeeze together


v. t.
To make strait; to make narrow; hence, to contract; to confine.

v. t.
To make tense, or tight; to tighten.

v. t.
To restrict; to distress or embarrass in respect of means or conditions of life; -- used chiefly in the past participle; -- as, a man straitened in his circumstances.


Straiten

Strait"en , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Straitened ; p. pr. & vb. n. Straitening.] 1. To make strait; to make narrow; hence, to contract; to confine.
Waters, when straitened, as at the falls of bridges, give a roaring noise.
In narrow circuit, straitened by a foe.
2. To make tense, or tight; to tighten.
They straiten at each end the cord.
3. To restrict; to distress or embarrass in respect of means or conditions of life; -- used chiefly in the past participle; -- as, a man straitened in his circumstances.

To make strait; to make narrow; hence, to contract; to confine.

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