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Tort :: Tort (a.) Stretched tight; taut.

Clutch :: Clutch (n.) To close tightly; to clinch.

Tightening :: Tightening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tighte.

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

Tighten :: Tighten (v. t.) To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner.

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

Tourniquet :: Tourniquet (n.) An instrument for arresting hemorrhage. It consists essentially of a pad or compress upon which pressure is made by a band which is tightened by a screw or other means.

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..

Cramp :: Cramp (n.) A rectangular frame, with a tightening screw, used for compressing the joints of framework, etc..

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

Tight :: Tight (superl.) Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out..

Strany :: Strangury (n.) A swelling or other disease in a plant, occasioned by a ligature fastened tightly about it..

Camptight :: Camptight (n.) A duel; the decision of a case by a duel.

Air-tight :: Air-tight (n.) A stove the draft of which can be almost entirely shut off.

Turn-buckle :: Turn-buckle (n.) A loop or sleeve with a screw thread at one end and a swivel at the other, -- used for tightening a rod, stay, etc..

Brace :: Brace (v. t.) To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves..

Bowline :: Bowline (n.) A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails, by subordinate ropes, called bridles, and used to keep the weather edge of the sail tight forward, when the ship is closehauled..

Intrinse :: Intrinse (a.) Tightly drawn; or (perhaps) intricate.

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

Tight :: Tight (superl.) Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings..

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