strait

[1]	sound
[2]	pass , straits , narrows , straits , channel
[3]	dire/desperate/sore straits , bad/poor state/condition , trouble , predicament , plight , mess , dilemma , tight spot , hot water , (US) bind, (Colloq) pickle , jam , scrape , pretty/fine kettle of fish , (US) box

adj.

[1]	narrow , tight , constricted , constricting , confining , confined , restricting , restricted , limited , limiting , rigorous , demanding , exacting , difficult , straitened