noun. A narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water.

noun. A position of difficulty, perplexity, distress, or need.

adjective. undefined

adjective. Difficult; stressful.

adjective. Having or marked by limited funds or resources.

adjective. undefined

adjective. Narrow or confined.

adjective. Fitting tightly; constricted.

adjective. Strict, rigid, or righteous.

Narrowly; tightly; closely; strictly; rigorously; strenuously; hard.

An old spelling of straight.

noun. plural See cod-liver oil.

Narrow; having little breadth or width.

Confined; restricted; limited in space or accommodation; close.

Of time, short; scant.

Tight.

Close.

Strict; careful.

Close-fisted; stingy; avaricious.

Strict; rigorous; exacting.

Sore; great; difficult; distressing.

Hard-pressed; straitened; hampered.

noun. A narrow pass or passage.

noun. Specifically, a narrow passage of water connecting two bodies of water: often used in the plural: as, the Strait or Straits of Gibraltar; the Straits of Magellan; the Straits of Dover. Abbreviated St.

noun. A strip of land between two bodies of water; an isthmus.

noun. A narrow alley in London.

noun. A tight or narrow place; difficulty; distress; need; case of necessity: often in the plural.

noun. plural Cloth of single width, as opposed to broad cloth: a term in use in the sixteenth century and later.

To make strait or narrow; narrow; straiten; contract.

To stretch; draw tight; tighten.

To press hard; put to difficulties; distress; puzzle; perplex.

adjective. A variant of straight.

transitive verb. To put to difficulties.

adjective. Narrow; not broad.

adjective. Tight; close; closely fitting.

adjective. Close; intimate; near; familiar.

adjective. Strict; scrupulous; rigorous.

adjective. Difficult; distressful; straited.

adjective. Parsimonious; niggargly; mean.

noun. A narrow pass or passage.

noun. A (comparatively) narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water; -- often in the plural

noun. A neck of land; an isthmus.

noun. Fig.: A condition of narrowness or restriction; doubt; distress; difficulty; poverty; perplexity; -- sometimes in the plural.

adverb. Strictly; rigorously.

adjective. Narrow; restricted as to space or room; close.

adjective. Righteous, strict.

noun. A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.

noun. A difficult position (often used in plural)

verb. To put to difficulties.

adjective. narrow

"Taking the issue to the people, and free from what he termed strait-jacket restrictions, the Governor said at Columbus, when he talked to the Ohio Democratic Convention:"

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