Definition of strait
- a. - A variant of Straight.
- superl. - Narrow; not broad.
- superl. - Tight; close; closely fitting.
- superl. - Close; intimate; near; familiar.
- superl. - Strict; scrupulous; rigorous.
- superl. - Difficult; distressful; straited.
- superl. - Parsimonious; niggargly; mean.
- adv. - Strictly; rigorously.
- a. - A narrow pass or passage.
- a. - A (comparatively) narrow passageway connecting two large
bodies of water; -- often in the plural; as, the strait, or straits, of
Gibraltar; the straits of Magellan; the strait, or straits, of
Mackinaw.
- a. - A neck of land; an isthmus.
- a. - Fig.: A condition of narrowness or restriction; doubt;
distress; difficulty; poverty; perplexity; -- sometimes in the plural;
as, reduced to great straits.
- v. t. - To put to difficulties.
Syllable Information
The word strait is a 6 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for strait is: strait