v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Straitened p. pr. & vb. n. Straitening. ]1. To make strait; to make narrow; hence, to contract; to confine. [ 1913 Webster ]
Waters, when straitened, as at the falls of bridges, give a roaring noise. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
In narrow circuit, straitened by a foe. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To make tense, or tight; to tighten. [ 1913 Webster ]
They straiten at each end the cord. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
[おとす, otosu] (v5s, vt) (1) to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind; (2) to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape; (3) to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election); (4) to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice); to lessen (e.g. production or body weight); to worsen (quality); to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity); to speak badly of; to make light of; to fall into straitened circumstances; (5) to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin); to make one's own; to have one's bid accepted; to force surrender; to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle); to forcefully convince; to press for a confession; to deal with; (6) { comp } to download; to copy from a computer to another medium; (7) { MA } to make someone swoon (judo); (8) to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line); (9) to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting); (P) #10,232[Add to Longdo]
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