Strained; drawn close; tight; as a strict embrace; a strict ligature.

Tense; not relaxed; as a strict or lax fiber.

Exact; accurate; rigorously nice; as, to keep strict watch. Observe the strictest rules of virtue and decorum.

Severe; rigorous; governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; as, the father is very strict in observing the sabbath. The master is very strict with his apprentices.

Rigorous; not mild or indulgent; as strict laws.

Confined; limited; not with latitude; as, to understand words in a strict sense.