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1. (v.t.) straiten
to put into esp. financial difficulties.
2. straiten
to make narrow.
3. straiten
to confine within narrow limits.
4. straiten
Archaic. to restrict in range, extent, or amount.
Etymology: (1515–25)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) straiten, distress
bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
2. (verb) straiten
squeeze together
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) straiten
to make strait; to make narrow; hence, to contract; to confine
2. (verb) straiten
to make tense, or tight; to tighten
3. (verb) straiten
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
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