verb🔗ShareTo make strait; to narrow or confine to a smaller space."The channel straitened the river through the town, made it flow faster, and caused more flooding upstream."conditionsituationspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo restrict or diminish, especially financially."Rising costs put those on fixed incomes in straitened circumstances."economyfinancebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
