"straiten" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: straitens [present, singular, third-person], straitening [participle, present], straitened [participle, past], straitened [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} straiten (third-person singular simple present straitens, present participle straitening, simple past and past participle straitened)
  1. To make strait; to narrow or confine to a smaller space. Synonyms (narrow or confine to a smaller space): contract
    Sense id: en-straiten-en-verb-VOm3EzaM Disambiguation of 'narrow or confine to a smaller space': 94 5 1
  2. To restrict or diminish, especially financially. Synonyms (restrict or diminish): check
    Sense id: en-straiten-en-verb-en:restrict Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 77 9 Disambiguation of 'restrict or diminish': 5 93 2
  3. Misspelling of straighten. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: straighten
    Sense id: en-straiten-en-verb-pKuu8dXy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: restrain, streighten, narrow, straiten Hyponyms: taper

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