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Meaning of 'strait' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Strait [ a.]
- A variant of Straight.
- A narrow pass or passage.
- A (comparatively) narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water; -- often in the plural; as, the strait, or straits, of Gibraltar; the straits of Magellan; the strait, or straits, of Mackinaw.
- A neck of land; an isthmus.
- Fig.: A condition of narrowness or restriction; doubt; distress; difficulty; poverty; perplexity; -- sometimes in the plural; as, reduced to great straits.
2 . Strait [ adv.]
- Strictly; rigorously.
3 . Strait [ superl.]
- Narrow; not broad.
- Tight; close; closely fitting.
- Close; intimate; near; familiar.
- Strict; scrupulous; rigorous.
- Difficult; distressful; straited.
- Parsimonious; niggargly; mean.
4 . Strait [ v. t.]
- To put to difficulties.

Meaning of 'strait' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . strait [ s]
Meaning (1):
- narrow
Example in sentence:
  • strait is the gate

Nearby Words:

strabism strabismometer strabismus strabotomy straddle straddled straddling stradometrical straggle straggled

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