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  • 1against the collar — adverb in a tight spot …

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  • 2Tight end — Example of tight end positioning in an offensive formation …

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  • 3tight — [[t]ta͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ tighter, tightest 1) ADJ GRADED Tight clothes or shoes are rather small and fit closely to your body. She walked off the plane in a miniskirt and tight top... His jeans were too tight. Ant: loose Derived words: tightly ADV… …

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  • 4collar — 01. The bully grabbed the little boy by the [collar], and threw him to the ground. 02. Pollution is so bad in the city that the [collar] of my white shirt is black by the end of the day. 03. He turned up his [collar] as the weather got colder. 04 …

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  • 5tight — tightly, adv. tightness, n. /tuyt/, adj. tighter, tightest, adv., tighter, tightest. adj. 1. firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot. 2. drawn or stretched so as to be tense; taut. 3. affording little or no extra… …

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  • 6collar — noun 1 on a shirt, coat, dress, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ open, undone (esp. BrE) ▪ His tie was knotted below his open collar. ▪ His collar was undone. ▪ button down …

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  • 7tight — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj., adv. 1 not loose VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ become, get, go ▪ …

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  • 8tight — [tīt] adj. [ME, altered (prob. infl. by toght: see TAUT) < thight < OE thight, strong, akin to ON thēttr, Ger dicht, tight, thick < IE base * tenk , to thicken, congeal > MIr tēcht, coagulated] 1. Obs. dense 2. so close or compact in… …

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  • 9The Beatles' influence on popular culture — The Beatles influence on rock music and popular culture was and remains immense. Their commercial success started an almost immediate wave of changes including a shift from US global dominance of rock and roll to UK acts, from soloists to groups …

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  • 10The Catch (American football) — The Catch was the winning touchdown reception from Joe Montana to Dwight Clark in the January 10, 1982 NFC Championship American football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers. The Catch is widely regarded as one of the most …

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