straiten

Definitions

1. 1.To make tense, or tight; to tighten. They straiten at each end the cord. Pope.
2. 2.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.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to make tense, or tight; to tighten. They straiten at each end the cord. Pope called?
• What is 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 called?