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Straiten

STRAITEN, v.t. 1. To make narrow. In narrow circuit, straitend by a foe. 2. To contract; to confine; as, to straiten the British commerce. 3. To make tense or tight; as, to straiten a cord. 4. To distress; to...

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STRAITEN, v.t.

1. To make narrow.

In narrow circuit, straitend by a foe.

2. To contract; to confine; as, to straiten the British commerce.

3. To make tense or tight; as, to straiten a cord.

4. To distress; to perplex; to press with poverty or other necessity; as, a man straitened in his circumstances.

5. To press by want of sufficient room.

Waters when straitened, as at the falls of bridges, give a roaring noise.

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