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Chest :: Chest (n.) A tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas, steam, liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an organ..

Sag :: Sag (v. i.) To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane; as, a line or cable supported by its ends sags, though tightly drawn; the floor of a room sags; hence, to lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position; as, a building may sag one way or another; a door sags on its hinges..

Intrinse :: Intrinse (a.) Tightly drawn; or (perhaps) intricate.

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

Loosen :: Loosen (v. i.) To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact..

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

Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To set closely together; to close tightly; as, to clinch the teeth or the first..

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..

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.

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

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

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

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..

Lacing :: Lacing (n.) The act of securing, fastening, or tightening, with a lace or laces..

Garrot :: Garrot (n.) A stick or small wooden cylinder used for tightening a bandage, in order to compress the arteries of a limb..

Straiten :: Straiten (v. t.) To make tense, or tight; to tighten..

Stanch :: Stanch (v. t.) Strong and tight; sound; firm; as, a stanch ship..

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

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

Tense :: Tense (a.) Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as, a tense fiber..

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