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Tith :: Tith (a.) Tight; nimble.

Sag :: Sag (v. i.) To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane; as, a line or cable supported by its ends sags, though tightly drawn; the floor of a room sags; hence, to lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position; as, a building may sag one way or another; a door sags on its hinges..

Untighten :: Untighten (v. t.) To make less tight or tense; to loosen.

Brace :: Brace (n.) The state of being braced or tight; tension.

Air Jacket :: Air jacket () A jacket having air-tight cells, or cavities which can be filled with air, to render persons buoyant in swimming..

Plug :: Plug (v. t.) To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.

Tight :: Tight (superl.) Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment..

Loosen :: Loosen (v. i.) To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact..

Close :: Close (v. t.) Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box..

Fleshings :: Fleshings (n. pl.) Flesh-colored tights, worn by actors dancers..

Centreboard :: Centreboard (n.) A movable or sliding keel formed of a broad board or slab of wood or metal which may be raised into a water-tight case amidships, when in shallow water, or may be lowered to increase the area of lateral resistance and prevent leeway when the vessel is beating to windward. It is used in vessels of all sizes along the coast of the United States.

Take-up :: Take-up (n.) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch..

Lacing :: Lacing (n.) The act of securing, fastening, or tightening, with a lace or laces..

Swaddle :: Swaddle (v. t.) To bind as with a bandage; to bind or warp tightly with clothes; to swathe; -- used esp. of infants; as, to swaddle a baby..

Garrot :: Garrot (n.) A stick or small wooden cylinder used for tightening a bandage, in order to compress the arteries of a limb..

Straiten :: Straiten (v. t.) To make tense, or tight; to tighten..

Swiftfoot :: Swifter (v. t.) To tighten, as slack standing rigging, by bringing the opposite shrouds nearer..

Spanner :: Spanner (n.) An iron instrument having a jaw to fit a nut or the head of a bolt, and used as a lever to turn it with; a wrench; specifically, a wrench for unscrewing or tightening the couplings of hose..

Autoclave :: Autoclave (n.) A kind of French stewpan with a steam-tight lid.

Succinct :: Succinct (a.) Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together.

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