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Lacking in material possessions or financial wealth
“Due to the financial crisis, many families found themselves in straitened circumstances, struggling to make ends meet.”
Grim or severe in nature
Restricted or low in size or space
Past tense for to distress, confuse, or corner someone or something
“Despite her best efforts to remain calm, the complex riddles presented during the escape room began to straiten her, leaving her feeling perplexed and cornered.”
Past tense for to hamper or impede the movement or progress of
“The unexpected financial setback will straiten our plans for the business expansion.”
Past tense for to hamper or impede the movement or progress of
Past tense for to limit, restrict, or inhibit the degree or level of
Past tense for to enclose or hem in (on all sides)
Past tense for to set, or to serve as, a limit to
Past tense for to make or become thinner or pointier
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