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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..

Stretch :: Stretch (v. t.) To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly.

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

Overwind :: Overwind (v. t.) To wind too tightly, as a spring, or too far, as a hoisting rope on a drum..

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

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

Tight :: Tight (superl.) Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.

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

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

Twist :: Twist (n.) One of the threads of a warp, -- usually more tightly twisted than the filling..

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..

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

Trim :: Trim (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..

Tight :: Tight (superl.) Handy; adroit; brisk.

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..

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

Shed :: Shed (v. t.) To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water..

Tithly :: Tithly (a.) Tightly; nimbly.

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..

Tightness :: Tightness (n.) The quality or condition of being tight.

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