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Jam :: Jam (v. t.) To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in.

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

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..

Well :: Well (v. i.) A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water for the preservation of fish alive while they are transported to market..

Tourniquet :: Tourniquet (n.) An instrument for arresting hemorrhage. It consists essentially of a pad or compress upon which pressure is made by a band which is tightened by a screw or other means.

Tight :: Tight () of Ti.

Turn-buckle :: Turn-buckle (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..

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..

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

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

Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe.

Compartment :: Compartment (n.) One of the sections into which the hold of a ship is divided by water-tight bulkheads.

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

Close :: Close (v. t.) Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box..

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

Air-tight :: Air-tight (n.) A stove the draft of which can be almost entirely shut off.

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

Strict :: Strict (a.) Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature..

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

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..

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