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(1):

(v. t.) To make strait; to make narrow; hence, to contract; to confine.

(2):

(v. t.) To make tense, or tight; to tighten.

(3):

(v. t.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Straiten'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/straiten.html. 1828.
 
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