English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of strait

strait

/adjective/ जलसंयोगी; जलसंधि; तंगी; कंगाली; मुसीबत; तंग; संकरा; मांग करनेवाला; दरिद्र; कंजूस;
/noun/सँकरा;

Synonym stringency; pauperism; adversity; tight; narrow; exacting; poor; stingy;

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English Dictionary:

1. Strait

[a.]

- A variant of Straight.
- A narrow pass or passage.
- 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 neck of land; an isthmus.
- Fig.: A condition of narrowness or restriction; doubt; distress; difficulty; poverty; perplexity; -- sometimes in the plural; as, reduced to great straits.

2. Strait

[adv.]

- Strictly; rigorously.

3. Strait

[superl.]

- Narrow; not broad.
- Tight; close; closely fitting.
- Close; intimate; near; familiar.
- Strict; scrupulous; rigorous.
- Difficult; distressful; straited.
- Parsimonious; niggargly; mean.

4. Strait

[v. t.]

- To put to difficulties.