Clues for the word "STRAIT"

We've had 92 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 202 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Quick crossword on July 17, 2026.

Definition of strait

a. - A variant of Straight.
superl. - Narrow; not broad.
superl. - Tight; close; closely fitting.
superl. - Close; intimate; near; familiar.
superl. - Strict; scrupulous; rigorous.
superl. - Difficult; distressful; straited.
superl. - Parsimonious; niggargly; mean.
adv. - Strictly; rigorously.
a. - A narrow pass or passage.
a. - A (comparatively) narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water; -- often in the plural; as, the strait, or straits, of Gibraltar; the straits of Magellan; the strait, or straits, of Mackinaw.
a. - A neck of land; an isthmus.
a. - Fig.: A condition of narrowness or restriction; doubt; distress; difficulty; poverty; perplexity; -- sometimes in the plural; as, reduced to great straits.
v. t. - To put to difficulties.