strait
IPA: strˈeɪt
noun
- (geography) A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
- A narrow pass, passage or street.
- A neck of land; an isthmus.
- (often in the plural) A difficult position.
- A surname.
verb
- (obsolete, transitive) To confine; put to difficulties.
- (obsolete, transitive) To tighten.
adjective
- (archaic) Narrow; restricted as to space or room; close.
- (archaic) Righteous, strict.
- (obsolete) Tight; close; tight-fitting.
- (obsolete) Close; intimate; near; familiar.
- (obsolete) Difficult; distressful.
- (obsolete) Parsimonious; stingy; mean.
- Obsolete spelling of straight. [Not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.]
adverb
- (obsolete) Strictly; rigorously.
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