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tight lipped Definition

Air-tight
(a.) So tight as to be impermeable to air
Air-tight
(n.) A stove the draft of which can be almost entirely shut off.
Blobber-lipped
(a.) Having thick lips.
Hand-tight
(a.) As tight as can be made by the hand.
Lipped
(imp. & p. p.) of Lip
Lipped
(a.) Having a lip or lips
Lipped
(a.) Labiate.
Rain-tight
(a.) So tight as to exclude rain
Stick-tight
(n.) Beggar's ticks.
Tight
() of Tie
Tight
() p. p. of Tie.
Tight
(superl.) Firmly held together
Tight
(superl.) Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid
Tight
(superl.) Fitting close, or too close, to the body
Tight
(superl.) Not ragged
Tight
(superl.) Close
Tight
(superl.) Not slack or loose
Tight
(superl.) Handy
Tight
(superl.) Somewhat intoxicated
Tight
(superl.) Pressing
Tight
(v. t.) To tighten.
Two-lipped
(a.) Having two lips.
Two-lipped
(a.) Divided in such a manner as to resemble the two lips when the mouth is more or less open
Water-tight
(a.) So tight as to retain, or not to admit, water

tight lipped Bedeutung

white-lipped peccary
Tayassu pecari
blackish peccary with whitish cheeks, larger than the collared peccary
hug-me-tight a woman's fitted jacket
tight end (football) an offensive end who lines up close to the tackle
tight money the economic condition in which credit is difficult to secure and interest rates are high
sit tight maintain the same position, wait it out, Let's not make a decision--let's sit tight
cling to
hold close
hold tight
clutch
hold firmly, usually with one's hands, She clutched my arm when she got scared
tight affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow, tight money, a tight market
white-lipped having white lips from fear or terror
lightproof
light-tight
not penetrable by light, lightproof containers
tight packed closely together, they stood in a tight little group, hair in tight curls, the pub was packed tight
rigorous
stringent
tight
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures, rigorous discipline, tight security, stringent safety measures
nasty
tight
exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent, a nasty problem, a good man to have on your side in a tight situation
s besotted
blind drunk blotto
crocked
cockeyed
fuddled
loaded
pie-eyed
pissed
pixilated
plastered
slopped
sloshed
smashed
soaked
soused
sozzled
squiffy
stiff
tight
wet
very drunk
close
tight
(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched, a close contest, a close election, a tight game
mean mingy
miserly
tight
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity, a mean person, he left a miserly tip
tight-knit
tightly knit
closely and firmly integrated, a tight-knit organization
tight of such close construction as to be impermeable, a tight roof, warm in our tight little house
airtight
air-tight
gas-tight
not allowing air or gas to pass in or out
tight closely constrained or constricted or constricting, tight skirts, he hated tight starched collars, fingers closed in a tight fist, a tight feeling in his chest
skintight
skin-tight
so tight as to cling to the skin, skintight jeans
tight-fitting
tightfitting
tight fitting
tightly fitting
skinny
fitting snugly, a tightly-fitting cover, tight-fitting clothes
compressed
tight
pressed tightly together, with lips compressed
lipped having a lip or lips, a lipped bowl, a virgin purest lipped- John Keats
bilabiate
two-lipped
having two lips, the corolla of a snapdragon is bilabiate
thick-lipped having thick lips
three-lipped having three lips
c priggish
prim
prissy
prudish
puritanical
square-toed
straitlaced
strait-laced
straightlaced
straight-laced
tight-laced
victorian
exaggeratedly proper, my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
tight securely or solidly fixed in place, rigid, the bolts are tight
close
tight
of textiles, a close weave, smooth percale with a very tight weave
taut
tight
pulled or drawn tight, taut sails, a tight drumhead, a tight rope
airtight
air-tight
having no weak points, an airtight defense, an airtight argument
tight set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration, in tight formation, a tight blockade
fast tight firmly or closely, held fast to the rope, her foot was stuck fast, held tight
close closely tight in an attentive manner, he remained close on his guard
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