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Taut :: Taut (a.) Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained.

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

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

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

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

Easy :: Easy (v. t.) Not straitened as to money matters; as, the market is easy; -- opposed to tight..

Nip :: Nip (v. t.) To catch and inclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon..

Tight :: Tight (superl.) Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot..

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..

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..

Cinch :: Cinch (n.) A tight grip.

Woolder :: Woolder (n.) A stick used to tighten the rope in woolding.

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

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

Tightener :: Tightener (n.) That which tightens; specifically (Mach.), a tightening pulley..

Gastight :: Gastight (a.) So tightly fitted as to preclude the escape of gas; impervious to gas.

Tight :: Tight (superl.) Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7..

Tights :: Tights (n. pl.) Close-fitting garments, especially for the lower part of the body and the legs..

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..

Ecraseur :: Ecraseur (n.) An instrument intended to replace the knife in many operations, the parts operated on being severed by the crushing effect produced by the gradual tightening of a steel chain, so that hemorrhage rarely follows..

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