to be strict

Definition of to be strict in English English dictionary
strict: Strained; drawn close; tight
strict ligature.
strict: Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters
strict: Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice
to pay strict attention.
strict: Severe in discipline
strict: Tense; not relaxed
strict fiber.
strict: Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous
very strict in observing the Sabbath.
strict: Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted
to understand words in a strict sense.
strict: {a} severe, close, tight, exact, accurate, nice
strict: (of rules) stringently enforced; "hard-and-fast rules"
strict: Upright, or straight and narrow; said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters
strict: Tense; not relaxed; as, a strict fiber
strict: Upright, or straight and narrow; - said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters
strict: {s} severe, demanding, harsh; literal, narrow, rigid; explicit, exact; absolute, complete
strict: Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature
strict: You use strict to describe someone who never does things that are against their beliefs. Four million Britons are now strict vegetarians
strict: not indulgent; "strict parents"
strict: Rigidly; interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted; as, to understand words in a strict sense
strict: Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted; as, to understand words in a strict sense
strict: If a parent or other person in authority is strict, they regard many actions as unacceptable and do not allow them. My parents were very strict. a few schools selected for their high standards and their strict discipline. + strictly strict·ly My own mother was brought up very strictly and correctly
strict: If you talk about the strict meaning of something, you mean the precise meaning of it. It's not quite peace in the strictest sense of the word, rather the absence of war. + strictly strict·ly Actually, that is not strictly true Strictly speaking, it is not one house at all, but three houses joined together. see also strict
strict: rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian"
strict: Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous; as, very strict in observing the Sabbath
strict: incapable of compromise or flexibility
strict: Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice; as, to keep strict watch; to pay strict attention
strict: unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H G Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing"
strict: A strict rule or order is very clear and precise or severe and must always be obeyed completely. The officials had issued strict instructions that we were not to get out of the jeep French privacy laws are very strict All your replies will be treated in the strictest confidence + strictly strict·ly The acceptance of new members is strictly controlled
strict: severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"