strait
/stɹeɪt/
Dictionary
noun
- A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
"The Strait of Gibraltar"
- A narrow pass, passage or street.
- A neck of land; an isthmus.
- (often in the plural) A difficult position.
"to be in dire straits"
verb
- To confine; put to difficulties.
- To tighten.
adjective
- Narrow; restricted as to space or room; close.
- Righteous, strict.
"to follow the strait and narrow"
- Tight; close; tight-fitting.
- Close; intimate; near; familiar.
- Difficult; distressful.
- Parsimonious; stingy; mean.
adverb
- Strictly; rigorously.
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