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

Bedkey :: Bedkey (n.) An instrument for tightening the parts of a bedstead.

Tight :: Tight (superl.) Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy.

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..

Hand-tight :: Hand-tight (a.) As tight as can be made by the hand.

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

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

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

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..

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

Tight :: Tight (v. t.) To tighten.

Tight :: Tight () of Ti.

Plug :: Plug (v. t.) To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.

Packing :: Packing (n.) A yielding ring, as of metal, which surrounds a piston and maintains a tight fit, as inside a cylinder, etc..

Air-tight :: Air-tight (a.) So tight as to be impermeable to air; as, an air-tight cylinder..

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

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

Tension :: Tension (a.) A device for checking the delivery of the thread in a sewing machine, so as to give the stitch the required degree of tightness..

Steeving :: Steeve (n.) A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales, and similar kinds of cargo which need to be packed tightly..

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