Abbr. Str. or St. A narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water. Often used in the plural with a singular verb.
A position of difficulty, perplexity, distress, or need. Often used in the plural: in desperate straits.
adj.
Difficult; stressful.
Having or marked by limited funds or resources.
Narrow.
Affording little space or room; confined.
Fitting tightly; constricted.
Archaic
Narrow.
Affording little space or room; confined.
Fitting tightly; constricted.
Archaic Strict, rigid, or righteous.
[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.] strait'ly adv., strait'ness n.
(strāt) 