straiten
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Chicane in furs, and Casuistry in lawn, Gasps, as they straiten at each end the cord, And dies, when Dulness gives her page the word.
From The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 by George Gilfillan
Harden, at the same time, with a body of mounted militia, had it in charge to straiten the enemy upon the Edisto.
From The Life of Francis Marion by William Gilmore Simms
Husb.—It is very kind in you, my dear, and I must always acknowledge it; but, however, I would not have you straiten yourself too much neither.
From The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) by Daniel Defoe
No one can wish to straiten his chance of acquittal, or to inquire too curiously whether there be not a pretext for closing the door that now stands ajar.
From William Blake A Critical Essay by Algernon Charles Swinburne
O love immense and independent, which nothing can limit or straiten!
From Spiritual Torrents by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
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"A Day's Work," Excerpt from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
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