A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
A narrow pass, passage or street.
A neck of land; an isthmus.
(often in the plural) A difficult position.
To confine; put to difficulties.
To tighten.
Narrow; restricted as to space or room; close.
Righteous, strict.
Tight; close; tight-fitting.
Close; intimate; near; familiar.
Difficult; distressful.
Parsimonious; stingy; mean.
Strictly; rigorously.