straiten

English Thesaurus

1. squeeze together (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	confine, detain,
definition	:	deprive of freedom; take into confinement (verb.social)

2. bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship (verb.social)

hypernym	:	bother, discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble,
definition	:	to cause inconvenience or discomfort to (verb.social)