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Fit :: Fit (n.) The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.

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

Succinct :: Succinct (a.) Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together.

Tight :: Tight (superl.) Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7..

Loose :: Loose (superl.) Not tight or close; as, a loose garment..

Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly.

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

Fist :: Fist (n.) The hand with the fingers doubled into the palm; the closed hand, especially as clinched tightly for the purpose of striking a blow..

Gastight :: Gastight (a.) So tightly fitted as to preclude the escape of gas; impervious to gas.

Tights :: Tights (n. pl.) Close-fitting garments, especially for the lower part of the body and the legs..

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

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

Calking :: Calking (n.) The act or process of making seems tight, as in ships, or of furnishing with calks, as a shoe, or copying, as a drawing..

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..

Tith :: Tith (a.) Tight; nimble.

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..

Tight :: Tight (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..

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

Autoclave :: Autoclave (n.) A kind of French stewpan with a steam-tight lid.

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..

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