Definitions from Wiktionary (strait)
▸ 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.
▸ adjective: (obsolete) Parsimonious; stingy; mean.
▸ noun: (geography) A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
▸ noun: A narrow pass, passage or street.
▸ noun: A neck of land; an isthmus.
▸ noun: (often in the plural) A difficult position.
▸ verb: (obsolete, transitive) To confine; put to difficulties.
▸ verb: (obsolete, transitive) To tighten.
▸ adverb: (obsolete) Strictly; rigorously.
▸ noun: A surname.
▸ adjective: Obsolete spelling of straight. [Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.]
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▸ 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.
▸ adjective: (obsolete) Parsimonious; stingy; mean.
▸ noun: (geography) A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
▸ noun: A narrow pass, passage or street.
▸ noun: A neck of land; an isthmus.
▸ noun: (often in the plural) A difficult position.
▸ verb: (obsolete, transitive) To confine; put to difficulties.
▸ verb: (obsolete, transitive) To tighten.
▸ adverb: (obsolete) Strictly; rigorously.
▸ noun: A surname.
▸ adjective: Obsolete spelling of straight. [Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.]
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strict,
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