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n.
A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse. By twisting the stick the compression is made sufficiently painful to keep the animal quiet during a slight surgical operation.
a.
So tight as to exclude rain; as, a rain-tight roof.
v. t.
Fitly adjusted; being in good order., or made ready for service or use; firm; compact; snug; neat; fair; as, the ship is trim, or trim built; everything about the man is trim; a person is trim when his body is well shaped and firm; his dress is trim when it fits closely to his body, and appears tight and snug; a man or a soldier is trim when he stands erect.
superl.
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot.
superl.
Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings.
adv.
In a tight manner; closely; nearly.
n.
That which tightens; specifically (Mach.), a tightening pulley.
v. t.
To make less tight or tense; to loosen.
a.
So tight as to retain, or not to admit, water; not leaky.
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So tight as to be impermeable to air; as, an air-tight cylinder.
p. pr. & vb. n.
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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.
n.
The quality or condition of being tight.
v. t.
To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner.
imp. & p. p.
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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.
v. t.
To tighten.
superl.
Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment.
a.
As tight as can be made by the hand.
n.
One of the threads of a warp, -- usually more tightly twisted than the filling.
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