Straitened

verb

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.verbTo make strait; to narrow or confine to a smaller space.

"The channel straitened the river through the town, made it flow faster, and caused more flooding upstream."

2.verbTo restrict or diminish, especially financially.

"Rising costs put those on fixed incomes in straitened circumstances."

3.adjectiveSqueezed or confined

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