Definition of straiten Straiten
strait•en
We found 8 definitions of straiten from 4 different sources.
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What does straiten mean?
WordNet
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| straiten - squeeze together | ||
| detain, confine prevent from leaving or from being removed | ||
| straiten - bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship | ||
| distress | ||
| discommode, incommode, inconvenience, disoblige, trouble, bother, put out ignore someone's wishes | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- straiten (v. t.)
To make strait; to make narrow; hence, to contract; to confine. - straiten (v. t.)
To make tense, or tight; to tighten. - straiten (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.
Part of speech
🔤- straiten, verb, present, 1st person singular of straiten (infinitive).
- straiten, verb (infinitive).
