straiten English

Meaning straiten meaning

What does straiten mean?

straiten

— verb (= distress) bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship

— verb squeeze together

Synonyms straiten synonyms

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straiten English » English

narrow

distress

pinch

make narrow

constrict

confine

worry

weary

trouble

tighten up

tighten

tense

tauten

stint

stiffen

squeeze for

squeeze

scotch

scant

restrict

reduce to difficulties

reduce

put out

perplex

minimize

localize

localise

limit

frap

faze

extract

extort

embarrass

deject

cut down

crib

cramp

contract

contain

constrain

confuse

circumscribe

chagrin

blackmail

blackjack

abridge