strait in English dictionary

  • strait

    Meanings and definitions of "strait"

    • (archaic) narrow; restricted as to space or room; close
    • (archaic) righteous, strict
    • (geography) A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
    • A difficult position (often used in plural)
    • adjective
      (archaic)
      Narrow; restricted as to space or room; close.
    • adjective
      (archaic)
      Righteous, strict.
    • adjective
      (obsolete)
      Tight; close; tight-fitting.
    • adjective
      (obsolete)
      Close; intimate; near; familiar.
    • adjective
      (obsolete)
      Difficult; distressful; straited.
    • adjective
      (obsolete)
      Parsimonious; niggardly; mean.
    • adverb
      (obsolete)
      Strictly; rigorously.
    • noun
      (geography)
      A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
    • noun
      A narrow pass or passage.
    • noun
      A neck of land; an isthmus.
    • noun
      A difficult position (often used in plural).
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To put to difficulties.
    • A narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
    • narrow channel of water
    • a difficult position
    • channel (e.g. between two land masses)
    • adjective
      narrow; "strait is the gate"
    • noun
      a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
    • noun
      a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

    Synonyms of "strait" in English dictionary

    narrow, sound, situation are the top synonyms of "strait" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of strait

    • strait ( plural  straits)
    • strait (comparative straiter, superlative straitest)
    • strait (comparative more strait, superlative most strait)
    • strait (plural straits)
    • strait (third-person singular simple present straits, present participle straiting, simple past and past participle straited)
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