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strait  (strt)

n.

1. Abbr. Str. or St. A narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water. Often used in the plural with a singular verb.

2. A position of difficulty, perplexity, distress, or need. Often used in the plural: in desperate straits.

adj.

1.

a. Difficult; stressful.

b. Having or marked by limited funds or resources.

2. Archaic

a. Narrow.

b. Affording little space or room; confined.

c. Fitting tightly; constricted.

3. Archaic Strict, rigid, or righteous.

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[Middle English streit, narrow, a strait, from Old French estreit, tight, narrow, from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere, to draw tight; see streig- in Indo-European roots.]

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straitly adv.

straitness n.

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strait

Noun

1. (often pl) a narrow channel of the sea linking two larger areas of sea

2. straits a position of extreme difficulty: in desperate straits [Old French estreit narrow]

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strait  (strt)

A narrow waterway joining two larger bodies of water. The Strait of Gibraltar, for example, connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	strait - a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water sound channel - a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels; "the ship went aground in the channel" narrow - a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
	2.	strait - a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs straits, pass desperate straits, dire straits - a state of extreme distress situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"
Adj.	1.	strait - narrow; "strait is the gate" archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression narrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"

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strait

noun 1. (often plural) channel, sound, narrows, stretch of water, sea passage

plural noun 2. difficulty, crisis, mess, pass, hole (slang) emergency, distress, dilemma, embarrassment, plight, hardship, uphill S. African predicament, extremity, perplexity, panic stations (informal) pretty or fine kettle of fish (informal)

Translations

strait [streɪt] n (GEO) → estrecho;

to be in dire straits (fig) → estar en un gran aprieto

strait [streɪt] n (Geo) → détroit m;

straits npl to be in dire straits (fig) → avoir de sérieux ennuis

strait [streɪt] n → Meerenge f, Straße f;

straits npl (fig): to be in dire straits → in großen Nöten sein

strait [streɪt] n (GEO) → stretto;

to be in dire straits (fig) → essere nei guai

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strait

n strait [streit]

1 (often in plural) a narrow strip of sea between two pieces of land the straits of Gibraltar; the Bering Strait.seestraatمَضيقпроливúžina, průlivstræde; sunddie Meerengeπορθμός, στενό, στενάestrechoväinتنگهsalmidétroitמֵיצָרजलसंयोजीtjesnac(tenger)szorosselat(mjótt) sundstretto海峡해협, 여울sąsiaurisjūras šaurumsselatstraatstrede, sundcieśninaestreitostrâmtoareпроливúžina, prielivožinamoreuzsundช่องแคบboğaz海峽протокаپانی کے دو قطعات کو ملانے والا راستہeo biển海峡

2 (in plural) difficulty; (financial) need. noodصُعوبَه، حاجَه، عُسْر ماليзатруднениеtíseňvanskelighedder Engpaßστρίμωγμα, οικονομικές στενοχώριες (πληθ.)aprietokitsikusشرايط وخيم ماليahdinkoennuis d'argentמְצוּקָהजलडमरूमध्यškripac, neprilikanehéz helyzetkesulitankröggurstrettezze苦境난국, 곤궁sunki padėtis, stygius[] grūtībaskeadaan yang runcingmoeilijkhedennød, alvorlige økonomiske problemertarapatyapurosanan­ghieзатруднительное положение; нуждаtieseňškripciškripactrångmål, knipa, förlägenhetความทุกข์ยากลำบากsıkıntı, zor durum困境скрутне становище; злидніمصیبتtình cảnh khó khăn困境

n ˈstrait-jacket

a type of jacket with long sleeves tied behind to hold back the arms of eg a violent and insane person. dwangbuisسُتْرَة المَجانينусмирителна ризаsvěrací kazajkaspændetrøjedie Zwangsjackeζουρλομανδύαςcamisa de fuerzahullusärkكت بندpakkopaitade force camisoleמְעִיל מְשוּגָעִיםपागलों या हिंसक लोगों के लिए एक प्रकार का जैकेटluđačka košuljakényszerzubbonyjaket orang gilaspennitreyja(camicia di forza)拘束服(죄수·광인용의) 구속복tramdomieji marškiniaitrakokreklsbaju pasungdwangbuistvangstrøyekaftan bezpieczeństwacamisa de forçascămaşă de forţăсмирительная рубашкаzvieracia kazajkaprisilni jopičludačka košuljatvångströjaเสื้อผ้าสำหรับให้คนไข้ป่วยทางจิตที่คลุ้มคลั่งใส่deli gömleği約束衣гамівна сорочкаلمبی آستینوں والی صدریáo bó约束衣

adj ˌstrait-ˈlaced

strict and severe in attitude and behaviour. strengمُتَمَسِّك بالفَضيلَه بصورَةٍ مُتَزَمِّتَهстрогpuritánskýsnerpetsittenstrengπουριτανόςpuritanoväiklaneخشكه مقدسahdasmielinencollet montéקַפּדָנִיअतिनैतिकpedantan, uskogrudanprűdketatyfir sig siðavandurrigido, rigoroso, (troppo puritano)厳格な엄격한, 딱딱한griežtas, puritoniškaspuritānisks; stingrs; bargsterlalu mementingkan sopan santunpreutssnerpetpruderyjnypuritanoîncorsetatпуританскийzošnurovaný, puritánskystrogpuritanskimoraliskt strängพิถีพิถันมากไปbağnaz, son derece tutucu(在舉止方面)極為嚴謹的пуританський; нетерпимийطور طریقوں میں سختquá khắt khe, câu nệ（在举止方面）极为严谨的