hold on tight
31tight — 1 /taIt/ adjective 1 CLOTHES fitting a part of your body very closely, especially in a way that is uncomfortable: tight trousers | My shoes were far too tight and I was in agony by the time I got home. | be a tight fit (=only just fits someone):… …
32tight — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj., adv. 1 not loose VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ become, get, go ▪ …
33hold — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act/way of holding sth ADJECTIVE ▪ firm, tight ▪ He still had me in a tight hold. VERB + HOLD ▪ catch, get, grab …
34hold — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abduction, abide, abort, absorb, absorb the attention, abstain, accent, accent mark, accommodate, account, account as, accumulate, acropolis, adhere, adhere to, adjudge, adjudicate, admit, advance, advantage,… …
35hold — v 1. grasp, clutch, clasp, seize, keep fast, gripe; have, palm, retain, Inf. latch onto, clench, clinch; hug, embrace, Brit. Dial. clip; keep, have and hold, harbor; cherish, treasure, fondle, Archaic. bosom. 2. reserve, set aside, put aside, set …
36hold tight — verb a) To hold something securely Hold tight to that vase, and dont drop it b) To hold on to something for security Hold tight to me, the bus is going round a sharp bend …
37hold on — Synonyms and related words: abide, adhere, adhere to, agglomerate, aim, aim at, await, be caught short, be short, bear up, belong, bend, bide, bide the issue, bite, bucket, bucketshop, bunch, carry on, cease not, clasp, cleave, cleave to, clench …
38hold tight — spoken 1) used for telling someone to hold something, so that they do not drop it or so that they do not fall Hold tight when we go round the corner! 2) used for telling someone to wait and not do anything or not worry Hold tight there and I ll… …
39Tight span — If a set of points in the plane, with the Manhattan metric, has a connected orthogonal convex hull, then that hull coincides with the tight span of the points. In metric geometry, the metric envelope or tight span of a metric space M is an… …
40tight*/*/ — [taɪt] adj I 1) fitting closely around your body or part of your body Ant: loose a tight shirt/dress[/ex] 2) holding someone or fastening something very firmly Ant: loose a tight knot[/ex] Baxter kept a tight grip on the prisoner s arm.[/ex] 3)… …
