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English verb: straiten

1. straiten (social) bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship


Synonymsdistress


Pattern of useSomething ----s somebody


Broader (hypernym)bother, discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble

2. straiten (contact) squeeze together


Pattern of useSomebody ----s somebody


Broader (hypernym)confine, detain









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