Found 2 items, similar to straiten.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: straiten straiten v : squeeze together
English → English (gcide) Definition: Straiten Straiten \Strait"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Straitened; p. pr. & vb. n. Straitening.] 1. To make strait; to make narrow; hence, to contract; to confine. [1913 Webster] Waters, when straitened, as at the falls of bridges, give a roaring noise. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] In narrow circuit, straitened by a foe. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To make tense, or tight; to tighten. [1913 Webster] They straiten at each end the cord. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 3. 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. [1913 Webster]