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Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To set closely together; to close tightly; as, to clinch the teeth or the first..

Swig :: Swig (v. t.) To castrate, as a ram, by binding the testicles tightly with a string, so that they mortify and slough off..

Brace :: Brace (v. t.) To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.

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..

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

Key :: Key (v. t.) To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.

Intense :: Intense (a.) Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought..

Sticky :: Stick-tight (n.) Beggar's ticks.

Caisson :: Caisson (n.) A water-tight box, of timber or iron within which work is carried on in building foundations or structures below the water level..

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

Tightened :: Tightened (imp. & p. p.) of Tighte.

Ferrule :: Ferrule (n.) A bushing for expanding the end of a flue to fasten it tightly in the tube plate, or for partly filling up its mouth..

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.

Tighter :: Tighter (n.) A ribbon or string used to draw clothes closer.

Tight :: Tight () p. p. of Tie.

Tight :: Tight (superl.) Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, a tight ship; a tight cask; a tight room; -- often used in this sense as the second member of a compound; as, water-tight; air-tight..

Balance :: Balance (n.) To support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling; as, to balance a plate on the end of a cane; to balance one's self on a tight rope..

Flinch :: Flinch (v. i.) To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet..

Calking :: Calking (n.) The act or process of making seems tight, as in ships, or of furnishing with calks, as a shoe, or copying, as a drawing..

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

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