Straiten (Verb)
Meaning 1
Bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The company's poor management decisions began to straiten its finances and staff.
- After losing her job, it took months for Emily to pay off the debt that had straitened her family for years.
- Their move to the city had straitened them, forcing them to live off their savings for months.
- Prolonged illness had greatly straitened the young couple, forcing them to seek help from their families.
- The economic downturn had straitened many in the community, causing widespread financial hardship and uncertainty.
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Meaning 2
Squeeze together.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The nurse helped to straiten the medical gloves onto the doctor's hands to ensure a tight fit.
- The tight deadlines forced the team to straiten their focus and work more efficiently.
- As she got ready for the wedding, the bridesmaids helped straiten the bride's corset to achieve the desired silhouette.
- The athletic tape helped straiten the plaster cast to the injured leg, providing added support.
- The rubber grip was designed to straiten around the object, securely holding it in place.