STRAITEN


Meaning of STRAITEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstrā-t ə n ]

transitive verb

( strait·ened ; strait·en·ing ˈstrāt-niŋ, ˈstrā-t ə n-iŋ)

Date: circa 1552

1.

a. : to make strait or narrow

b. : to hem in : confine

2. archaic : to restrict in freedom or scope : hamper

3. : to subject to distress, privation, or deficiency

in straiten ed circumstances

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.