Meaning

• A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.

  "The Strait of Gibraltar"

• A narrow pass, passage or street.

• A neck of land; an isthmus.

• (often in the plural) A difficult position.

  "to be in dire straits"

Meaning

• To confine; put to difficulties.

• To tighten.

Meaning

• Narrow; restricted as to space or room; close.

• Righteous, strict.

  "to follow the strait and narrow"

• Tight; close; tight-fitting.

• Close; intimate; near; familiar.

• Difficult; distressful.

• Parsimonious; stingy; mean.

Meaning

• Strictly; rigorously.