English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of straiten

straiten

/verb/ संकुचित करना; कष्ट देना; व्याकुल करना; संकीर्ण बनाना;

Synonym pall; discompose;

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English Dictionary:

1. Straiten

[v. t.]

- To make strait; to make narrow; hence, to contract; to confine.
- To make tense, or tight; to tighten.
- To restrict; to distress or embarrass in respect of means or conditions of life; -- used chiefly in the past participle; -- as, a man straitened in his circumstances.