/ Dictionary / Index S straiten: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: strait•en Pronunciation: (strāt'n), [key] — v.t. to put into difficulties, esp. financial ones: His obligations had straitened him. to restrict in range, extent, amount, pecuniary means, etc: Poverty straitens one's way of living. to make narrow. to confine within narrow limits. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: straiten (Thesaurus) strait straitjacket Related Content Daily Word Quiz: meritocracy Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language