Dictionary Entry
straiten
straiten is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make strait; to make narrow; hence, to contract; to confine. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 5 senses
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- 1transitive verb
To make strait; to make narrow; hence, to contract; to confine.
- 2transitive verb
To make tense, or tight; to tighten.
- 3transitive verb
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.
- 4verb
squeeze together
- 5verb
bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
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