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Currency of the Straits Settlements
The Straits dollar was the currency of the Straits Settlements from 1898 until 1939. At the same time, it was also used in the Federated Malay States,
Straits_dollar
British colony in Southeast Asia (1826–1946)
the dollar equal to the Spanish dollar or Mexican peso. In 1867, the administration of the Straits Settlements was separated from India and the dollar was
Straits_Settlements
Currency of British Malaya and Brunei
1939, replacing the Straits dollar at par, with 1 dollar = two shillings four pence sterling (60 dollars = 7 pounds). The Malayan dollar was issued by the
Malayan_dollar
Currency of Brunei Darussalam
hundredth of a Straits dollar. As a protectorate of Britain in the early 20th century, Brunei used the Straits dollar from 1906, the Malayan dollar from 1939
Brunei_dollar
Currency of Singapore
the Straits Settlements (of which Singapore used to be part) issued its local equivalent, the Straits dollar. This was replaced by the Malayan dollar, and
Singapore_dollar
Form of Japanese currency
"dollars" and "cents" like its predecessors, the Straits dollar, Malayan dollar, Sarawak dollar and British North Borneo dollar. The Japanese dollar was
Japanese government–issued dollar in Malaya and Borneo
Japanese_government–issued_dollar_in_Malaya_and_Borneo
Name of monetary currency
Australian dollar, Brunei dollar, Canadian dollar, Eastern Caribbean dollar, Hong Kong dollar, Jamaican dollar, Liberian dollar, Namibian dollar, New Taiwan
Dollar
Currency from 1882 to 1953
dollar was the currency of British North Borneo from 1882 to 1953. It was subdivided into 100 cents. The dollar had remained at par with the Straits dollar
British_North_Borneo_dollar
Currency of Hong Kong
Kong and the Straits Settlements were putting pressure on the authorities in London to take measures to have a regular supply of silver dollar coins. London
Hong_Kong_dollar
Straits dollar – Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore Sumatran dollar – Sumatra Surinamese dollar – Suriname Old Taiwan dollar – Taiwan New Taiwan dollar –
List_of_currencies
Currency of Sarawak from 1858 to 1953
dollar was the currency of the Raj of Sarawak from 1858 to 1953. It was subdivided into 100 cents. The dollar remained at par with the Straits dollar
Sarawak_dollar
Currency of Macau
effect of putting the new Straits dollar into the gold exchange standard. Hence both the Macau pataca and the Straits dollar were launched at a sterling
Macanese_pataca
British Malaya protected state
Federated Malay States initially used the Straits dollar issued by the Board of Commissioners of Currency for the Straits Settlements. As the currency depreciated
Federated_Malay_States
Silver coins minted for trading purposes
trade dollar was designed by George William De Saulles and minted from 1895 for Hong Kong and the Straits Settlements. But after the Straits dollar was
Trade_dollar
Currency of Guyana
The Guyanese dollar (currency sign: $, G$ and GY$; ISO: GYD) has been the unit of account in Guyana (formerly British Guiana) since 29 January 1839. Originally
Guyanese_dollar
Currency of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, North Borneo, Brunei, and Riau
Money portal Numismatics portal British North Borneo dollar Malayan dollar Sarawak dollar Straits dollar "The Currency History of Singapore". Monetary Authority
Malaya and British Borneo dollar
Malaya_and_British_Borneo_dollar
Former currency of Brunei
later replaced by the Straits dollar in Brunei, which is valued at 4,000 pitis or 800 paku and at par with the Spanish dollar. Before the introduction
Brunei_pitis
Formerly used currency
Trade Dollars continued to dominate trade and were trusted by merchants. This resulted in the reintroduction of the Dollar as the Straits Dollar from 1898
Penang_dollar
Currency of Hawaii from 1847 to 1898
The dollar or dala was the currency of Hawaii between 1847 and 1898. It was equal to the United States dollar and was also divided into 100 cents or keneta
Hawaiian_dollar
Borneo dollar Malayan dollar Malaya and British Borneo dollar – Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, British North Borneo and Brunei Sarawak dollar Straits dollar –
List_of_historical_currencies
Official currency of Malaysia
ringgit. The various dollars introduced in the 19th century were itself derived from the Spanish dollar: the Straits dollar, Sarawak dollar and the British
Malaysian_ringgit
Currency of Rhodesia from 1970 to 1980
The Rhodesian dollar (R$ or Rh$, RHD) was the currency of Rhodesia between 1970 and 1980. It was subdivided into 100 cents. The dollar was introduced on
Rhodesian_dollar
East Asian silver coins
in circulation by trade dollars and colonial currencies such as the Hong Kong dollar, Kiautschou dollar and the Straits dollar, which were produced to
Silver_Dragon_(coin)
State-owned bank in Malaysia
official currency in the Straits Settlements, but in 1867 silver dollars were again legal tender. In 1903 the Straits dollar, pegged at two shillings
Central_Bank_of_Malaysia
Border connection between Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore
railway receipts in Singapore from 82,000 Straits dollars (£2.7 million in 2000) in 1912 to 480,000 Straits dollars (£11.8 million in 2000) in 1916 as an
Johor–Singapore_Causeway
Currency of Mexico
served as the model for the Straits dollar (now the Singapore dollar/Brunei dollar), the Malaysian ringgit, the Hong Kong dollar, the Japanese yen, the Korean
Mexican_peso
Prison in Singapore
between 650 and 2,500), costs (moving from 2 million to 10 million Straits dollars and back), the area to be used (250 acres to 1,500 acres), and the
Changi_Prison
City hall in George Town, Penang, Malaysia
local ethnic Chinese, won the contract with a bid amounting to $75,400 (Straits dollar). The Municipal Offices was built in the Edwardian Baroque and Palladian
City_Hall,_George_Town
British protectorate in Asia from 1877 to 1946
Borneo was the Mexican dollar. The dollar was later matched to the Straits dollar and rated at 9 Straits dollars (equal to 5 US dollars at the time). The parity
North_Borneo
Currency of India
a conclusion was reached that it could not replace the silver dollar in the Straits Settlements with the Indian rupee (as the British East India Company
Indian_rupee
Former currency of Mongolia (1921–25)
The dollar (Mongolian: доллар) was the currency of Mongolia between 1921 and 1925 during the transition from the rule of the Bogd Khan government to the
Mongolian_dollar
Monetary system based on the value of gold
remaining legal tender. In 1906 the Straits dollar of 24.26 g silver was fixed at 28 pence (or £1 = 84⁄7 dollars; ratio 28.4). Nearly similar gold standards
Gold_standard
Colonial-era prison in Malaysia
construction began with its 394-metre prison wall at a cost of 16,000 Straits dollars. The wall, at one point in its history, was adorned with the world's
Pudu_Prison
Currency of Mauritius, 1820-1877
and 1⁄16 dollars. The dollar unit in question was equivalent to the Spanish dollar and these fractional coins were known as 'Anchor Dollars' because of
Mauritian_dollar
standard to the West Indies, silver pieces of eight (Spanish dollars and later Mexican dollars) continued to form a major portion of the circulating currency
Dominican_dollar
Medium of payment recognized by law
of the Straits Settlements, as it was administered as a part of India. In 1845, the British replaced the Indian rupee with the Straits dollar after administration
Legal_tender
Former currency of Kelantan
was the currency of Kelantan until 1909 when it was replaced by the Straits dollar. It was subdivided into 10 pitis. Coins were struck in tin in denominations
Kelantan_keping
standard to the West Indies, silver pieces of eight (Spanish dollars and later Mexican dollars) continued to form a major portion of the circulating currency
Saint_Kitts_dollar
standard to the West Indies, silver pieces of eight (Spanish dollars and later Mexican dollars) continued to form a major portion of the circulating currency
Saint_Lucia_dollar
Historic mosque and national monument of Singapore
Estimated, the common currency used in Singapore at the time was the Straits dollar. Devi, Uma (2002). Singapore's 100 Historic Places. Singapore: National
Sultan_Mosque
Indies dollar. Even though Queen Anne's proclamation of 1704 brought the gold standard to the West Indies, silver pieces of eight (Spanish dollars and later
Saint_Vincent_dollar
Province of British India from 1699 to 1947
Lord Curzon, the Viceroy. In 1830, the British Straits Settlements on the coast of the Malacca Straits was made a residency of the Presidency of Bengal
Bengal_Presidency
Spanish dollar Straits dollar Sumatran dollar Swedish riksdaler Old Taiwan dollar Texas dollar Trinidadian dollar Tobagonian dollar Zimbabwean dollar 1980–2009
Greenlandic_rigsdaler
1985 studio album by Dire Straits
Brothers in Arms is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on 17 May 1985, by Vertigo Records internationally and Warner
Brothers_in_Arms_(album)
The dollar (Malay: ringgit, Jawi: ريڠݢيت) was the currency of British colony of Bencoolen (also known as Fort Marlbro' or Fort Marlborough; it is known
Sumatran_dollar
Currency of Portuguese Timor between 1894 and 1958
shillings and 4 pence) — the same as the new Straits dollar that was issued in that same year. As in the Straits Settlements, all foreign coinage was outlawed
Portuguese_Timorese_pataca
standard to the West Indies, silver pieces of eight (Spanish dollars and later Mexican dollars) continued to form a major portion of the circulating currency
Grenadian_dollar
supervised the building of the isolation ward which was built at the cost of Straits Dollar $10,000, complete with bathroom and beds. During the handover ceremony
Teoh_Tiang_Chye
Mass stabbing in Selangor, Malaysia
wanted to return to his birthplace, he sold his house and land for 200 Straits dollar, and together with his wife and three children took the train to Singapore
1947_Bangi_stabbing
Mentakab was founded. Unknown date – The Malayan Dollar was introduced, replacing the Straits Dollar. Unknown date – Construction completed on Istana
1939_in_British_Malaya
Former British protected states in the Malay Peninsula
the conclusion of World War II, the British crown colony known as the Straits Settlements was formally de jure dissolved in 1946 (having been rendered
Unfederated_Malay_States
1915 building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
architect, Arthur Benison Hubback, and built at a cost of $208,500 Straits Dollars. The contractor was Ang Seng who was the contractor for the nearby
Former Supreme Court, Kuala Lumpur
Former_Supreme_Court,_Kuala_Lumpur
Former currency of Denmark
Netherlands, respectively. These currencies were often anglicized as rix-dollar or rixdollar. Several different currency systems have been used by Denmark
Danish_rigsdaler
Formerly used currency
was the currency of Terengganu until 1909 when it was replaced by the Straits dollar. It was subdivided into 10 pitis. Coins were issued in denominations
Terengganu_keping
Strait between Florida, U.S. and Cuba
sold making millions of dollars and supporting the economy of the straits. another interesting animal that lives in the Straits is the lettuce sea slug
Straits_of_Florida
Commercial offices in George Town, Penang, Malaysia
of China Building. Construction was completed at a cost of $250,000 (Straits dollar) and HSBC moved into the premises in 1906. The building, standing at
HSBC_Building_(Penang)
Chinese physician and social activist
Japanese to raise a "donation" of 50 million straits dollars for Japan. However, only 28 million dollars were raised with much difficulty. In response
Lim_Boon_Keng
1841–1946 kingdom on northern Borneo
a major trading partner. The Sarawak dollar was first issued in 1858 and remained at par with the Straits dollar. Different notes were issued by the Sarawak
Raj_of_Sarawak
Rebellion against British North Borneo Chartered Company in North Borneo
looted. The company then declared him a wanted man. A reward of 500 Straits dollar was offered for his capture. This incident triggered him to wage war
Mat_Salleh_Rebellion
notes for 20 and 40 ticals were issued, also bearing their values in Straits dollars and Indian rupees. Undated notes were also issued before 1868 for 5
Banknotes_of_the_Thai_baht
rise just a year after its opening. Trade volume reached $105 million Straits dollars in 1879, during which entrepot trade was the main source of income
Economy_of_Singapore
Sultan of Brunei from 1950 to 1967
with both parties, resulting in Omar Ali Saifuddien receiving 2,000 Straits dollars as a wedding present. Hussainmiya 1995, p. 75. Pehin Jawatan Dalam
Omar_Ali_Saifuddien_III
Government position in colonial Singapore
the annual salary of the Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements was $10,800 (Straits dollar), the second highest among colonial officials in British
Chief_Secretary_(Singapore)
Spanish dollar Straits dollar Sumatran dollar Swedish riksdaler Old Taiwan dollar Texas dollar Trinidadian dollar Tobagonian dollar Zimbabwean dollar 1980–2009
Danish_West_Indian_rigsdaler
2023 criminal investigation
involving assets worth 3 billion SGD. Initially, only 1 billion Singapore dollars worth of assets was either seized, frozen or issued prohibition of disposal
2023 Singapore money laundering case
2023_Singapore_money_laundering_case
Colonial Singaporean bank (1903–1913)
reforms in the Straits Settlements, such as the introduction of the currency note issue in 1898, the introduction of the silver Straits Dollar pegged to the
Kwong_Yik_Bank
English-language periodical in Singapore
cost 1.50 Straits dollars. The main editors of the magazine were Lim Boon Keng and Song Ong Siang, who were both prominent members of the Straits Chinese
The_Straits_Chinese_Magazine
1937 film from the Dutch East Indies
commercial success in both the Indies and abroad, earning 200,000 Straits dollars in British Malaya. This success revived the faltering domestic film
Terang_Boelan
Public research university in Queenstown, Singapore
who was the first president of the Straits Chinese British Association, managed to raise 87,077 Straits dollars from the community, including a personal
National University of Singapore
National_University_of_Singapore
All-boys secondary school in George Town, Penang, Malaysia
House and its surrounding land at Air Itam Road in 1929 for $40,000 (Straits dollar) to facilitate the school's expansion. A proposal to build a new school
Methodist Boys' School, Penang
Methodist_Boys'_School,_Penang
the Cocos between 1 April 1933 and 1 March 1937. Postage stamps of the Straits Settlements were available successively picturing Kings George V and George
Postage stamps and postal history of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_Cocos_(Keeling)_Islands
British colony in Asia from 1848 to 1946
1906, the British government proposed to extend the boundaries of the Straits Settlements to include Labuan. The proposal took effect from 1 January
Crown_Colony_of_Labuan
Malaysian politician, 1st president of the Malaysian Chinese Association
support his family and instead lived off his annual allowance of $130 (Straits dollars) from the family trust in genteel poverty. Tan Cheng Lock refused to
Tan_Cheng_Lock
the North Borneo Chartered Company with an annual salary of 4,800 Straits dollars. Although his previous experience was limited to the construction of
Arthur_Joseph_West
Currency of the Danish West Indies (1849–1917)
The daler (Danish, plural the same or dalere, English: dollar) was the currency of the Danish West Indies between 1849 and 1917, and of the United States
Danish_West_Indian_daler
Magazine in British North Borneo (1883–1941)
reporter of The Straits Times was responsible. The single price was 10 cents, while the annual subscription was 1.50 Straits dollar. Alongside the founding
British_North_Borneo_Herald
Hospital in Larut, Matang and Selama, Perak, Malaysia
The overall renovation cost was estimated to have been about 2,100 Straits dollars. By the year 1884, an additional ward and a dispensary were added;
Taiping_Hospital
British colonial administrator
Sultan Idris) to restore order, pay off the state's debt of 800,000 Straits Dollars, and re-establish confidence in the British Residential system. During
Hugh_Low
British colonial service officer (1860-1921)
the Straits Settlements (1908–1913), and soon after taking office was faced with the difficult task of fixing the exchange rate of the Straits dollar which
James_Anthonisz
Denomination of the Thai baht
that were already widely used in trade: 1 baht was set equal to 0.6 Straits dollars, and 5 baht to 7 Indian rupees. The first machine-struck flat coins
One-baht_coin
Historic building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
construction of the building. The cost of construction was 152,000 straits dollars. Spooner also made many alterations and additions while the building
Sultan_Abdul_Samad_Building
Official residence of the Governor of Penang
in 1890. The original construction cost of the mansion was $48,000 (Straits dollar), but the final cost rose to $81,173 due to additional furnishings and
The_Residency,_Penang
Islamic-secular education institutions
300 Straits dollars for accommodation, uniforms, stationery, laundry and medical expenses, while non-boarders had to pay between 24 and 96 Straits dollars
Madrasahs_in_Singapore
National secondary school in Kluang, Johor, Malaysia
started in 1938. Reports on the construction cost ranged from $83,000 (Straits dollar) to $170,000. The school commenced on 15 January 1939 with twenty students
Kluang_High_School
a phosphate production commission, the island was part of the British Straits Settlements colony from 1901 to 1942, then of Singapore from 1946 to 1958
Postage stamps and postal history of Christmas Island
Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Christmas_Island
120 Armenian Street, now the Sun Yat-sen Museum Penang, and raised Straits Dollars $8,000 on the spot. The meeting focused on fund raising and the planning
1910_Penang_conference
Former railway line in Singapore
proposed line was estimated to cost 200,000 Straits dollars. In 1874, Andrew Clarke, then governor of the Straits Settlements, announced his support for a
Singapore–Kranji_Railway
Hill resort in George Town, Penang, Malaysia
faults. The Straits government then organised a new project to construct the Penang Hill Funicular Railway at a cost of 1.5 million Straits dollars. The railway
Penang_Hill
Singaporean bank
14.3 million Straits dollars during the same period of time. Following the end of the Second World War and the dissolution of the Straits Settlements,
POSB_Bank
British stage, screen, radio actor (1927/1928–2018)
Eurasian mechanic and a brother of Mrs Golbert (sic), was fined fifteen Straits dollars for his behaviour in March in trying to stop the posting of a summons
Peter_Wyngarde
Historic building in Malaysia
merchant firms that required a base closer to town, with rent at about 75 Straits dollars per month. The commercial tenants at the time includes the motor dealerships
Lim_Lean_Teng_Mansions
Church in Sabah, Malaysia
Sim Sim, where they were carved by prisoners at a cost of about 1.50 Straits dollar per cubic meter. One of the stone blocks is 30 cm in length and weighed
St. Michael's and All Angels Church, Sandakan
St._Michael's_and_All_Angels_Church,_Sandakan
Part of the Xinhai Revolution
120 Armenian Street (now the Sun Yat-sen Museum Penang) and raised Straits Dollars $8,000 on the spot. The planning events are known as the 1910 Penang
Second_Guangzhou_Uprising
Island country in Southeast Asia
the Riau Islands in Indonesia, the South China Sea to the east and the Straits of Johor along with the State of Johor in Malaysia to the north. In its
Singapore
Chinese businessman
funds under his name, one of which alone managed to raise ten million Straits dollars in 1937. He was also a participant in the Legislative Yuan of the Nationalist
Tan_Kah_Kee
Sultanate in the Malay Peninsula
increased the annual payment to the sultan from 6,000 to 10,000 Spanish dollars. While the acquisition improved Penang Island's military and food security
Kedah_Sultanate
Malaysian trade unionist (1923-1996)
(The Rawang Tin Fields) in Rawang, Selangor, collecting a wage of one Straits dollar a day. Here he had his first direct contact with manual laborers and
P._P._Narayanan
Theatre in Singapore
time. Special expensive sound installations costing at least 40,000 Straits dollars were imported from Western Electric Company. The theatre's stage was
Capitol_Theatre,_Singapore
Topics referred to by the same term
the British Honduras dollar Board of Commissioners of Currency for the Straits Settlements (1897-1938), issuing the Straits dollar Falkland Islands Commissioners
Currency board (disambiguation)
Currency_board_(disambiguation)
State Supreme Court of Penang, Malaysia
the Surveyor-General of the Straits Settlements, was inaugurated in 1903. Its construction cost $206,678 (Straits dollar). The Palladian architecture
Penang_High_Court
STRAITS DOLLAR
STRAITS DOLLAR
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Good traits excellent disposition
Biblical
streets; populous
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Stair.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' A servant to Brutus.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Showering goodness on women
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Straigh Forward
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Good Traits; Excellent Disposition
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada
God of Starts
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English streit ‘narrow’, ‘strict’ (Anglo-Norman French estreit).German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname for a quarrelsome person, from Middle High German strīt, German Streit ‘strife’, ‘argument’.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Streets, populous.
Girl/Female
Biblical
City of streets, populous city.
Girl/Female
Indian
Starts from Veda
Biblical
City of streets, Populous city
Boy/Male
Tamil
Stairs, Steps
Girl/Female
Muslim
Good traits excellent disposition
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Straight.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Name of Goddess Lakshmi
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Stairs; Steps
Boy/Male
Hindu
Stairs, Steps
Surname or Lastname
English (South Yorkshire)
English (South Yorkshire) : variant of Street.
STRAITS DOLLAR
STRAITS DOLLAR
Boy/Male
Tamil
Chithraamga | சிதாராமநà¯à®•à®¾
One of the kauravas
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Made of Honey
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Gentle patient
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Causing Happiness
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Live; Alive
Boy/Male
Muslim
Fortunate, Blessed
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Excelling
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (Ashkenazic)
Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Americanized form of a Jewish surname, spelled in various ways, derived from modern German Diamant, Demant ‘diamond’, or Yiddish dime(n)t, going back to Middle High German dÄ«emant (via Latin from Greek adamas ‘unconquerable’, genitive adamantos, a reference to the hardness of the stone). The name is mostly ornamental, one of the many Ashkenazic surnames based on mineral names, though in some cases it may have been adopted by a jeweler.English : variant of Dayman (see Day). Forms with the excrescent d are not found before the 17th century; they are at least in part the result of folk etymology.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Diamáin ‘descendant of Diamán’, earlier DÃomá or Déamán, a diminutive of DÃoma, itself a pet form of Diarmaid (see McDermott).
Boy/Male
Tamil
Acyutaraya | அசà¯à®¯à¯à®¤à®°à®¾à®¯à®¾
Worshipper of the infallible, A devotee of Vishnu
Girl/Female
Arabic
Commanding.
STRAITS DOLLAR
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STRAITS DOLLAR
v. t.
To make strait; to make narrow; hence, to contract; to confine.
a.
To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in the matter of intent or meaning; as, to strain the law in order to convict an accused person.
n.
Overexertion; excessive tension; strain.
adv.
In a strait manner; narrowly; strictly; rigorously.
n.
Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or burden, of a song, poem, oration, book, etc.; theme; motive; manner; style; also, a course of action or conduct; as, he spoke in a noble strain; there was a strain of woe in his story; a strain of trickery appears in his career.
adv.
Narrowly; strictly; straitly.
n.
A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or tension, as of the muscles; as, he lifted the weight with a strain; the strain upon a ship's rigging in a gale; also, the hurt or injury resulting; a sprain.
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.
Narrow; strait.
a.
To draw with force; to extend with great effort; to stretch; as, to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a ship; to strain the cords of a musical instrument.
pl.
of Strait
n.
A valley of considerable size, through which a river runs; a valley bottom; -- often used in composition with the name of the river; as, Strath Spey, Strathdon, Strathmore.
n.
Turn; tendency; inborn disposition. Cf. 1st Strain.
n.
Same as Strait-jacket.
superl.
Difficult; distressful; straited.
a.
Fig.: A condition of narrowness or restriction; doubt; distress; difficulty; poverty; perplexity; -- sometimes in the plural; as, reduced to great straits.
v.
A distinguishing or marked feature; a peculiarity; as, a trait of character.
a.
To urge with importunity; to press; as, to strain a petition or invitation.
a.
To injure in the muscles or joints by causing to make too strong an effort; to harm by overexertion; to sprain; as, to strain a horse by overloading; to strain the wrist; to strain a muscle.