produces ars»E (a,   )

—                 compare free house

'tie-dye verb [VN] to make patterns on cloth by tying knots in it or tying string around it before you put it in a dye, so that some parts receive more colour than others )

'tie-in noun a product such as a book or toy that is connected with a new film/movie, television pro­gramme, etc. (  ) ta^wA

tie-pin /'taipin/ (NAmE also 'tie tack) noun a small decorative pin that is worn on a tie to keep it in place

mmm-, mmm

tier /tia(r); NAmE tir/ noun 1 a row or layer of sth that has several rows or layers placed one above the other IS; RfT; M: a wedding cake with three tiers HMW©## lio The seating is arranged in tiers. ®©JI7-|5I5© ?!] W o — picture o layer 2 one of several levels in an organization or a system |$fr M ; IS: We have introduced an extra tier of administration.

T^JIflo 0 a two-tier system of management M15. If

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tiered /tiad; NAmE tird/ adj. 1 arranged in tiers W; #JIW: tiered seating   2 -tiered (in

compounds ©j JA % # ©) having the number of tiers mentioned ••• jg W ; •• • © W ; IS W : a two-tiered system

'tie-up noun 1 ~ (with sb/sth) (BrE) an agreement between two companies to join together ( W M & KJ W ) M.'a,        They’re negotiating a tie-up with Ford.

2 ~ (between A and B) (BrE) a connection between two or more things §£ % ; A %. ; A : a tie-up between politics and economics         W 3 (especially NAmE) a

situation in which sth stops working or moving forward a traffic tie-up 3EME.M

TIFF /tif/ noun [U, C] (computing if) a form in which images can be stored and shown on a computer; an image created in this form (the abbreviation for ‘tagged image file format’) U ^ it S W X # © it, TIFF © A, TIFF  tagged image file format)

tiff /trf/ noun a slight argument between close friends or lovers       #"*, Pft,

to have a tiff with sb ^AP ^ tif-fin /'trim/ noun [U] (old-fashioned or IndE) a small meal, especially lunch )

tig /tig/ noun [U] (BrE) = tag n.{6) tiger /'taig9(r)/ noun a large wild animal of the cat family, that has yellowish fur with black lines (= stripes) and lives in parts of Asia 1%; She

fought like a tiger to be able to keep her children. M M Mjf 4,  Wf£70 — compare tigress

—                 see also paper tiger

'Tiger balm™ noun [U] a smooth substance containing herbs that is rubbed onto the skin to treat many conditions in Eastern medicine .tiger e'conomy noun the economy of a country that is growing very quickly, especially that of one of the smaller E Asian countries such as Singapore or South Korea

tigerish /'taigarij/ adj. like a tiger, especially in being aggressive or showing great energy W; W SWfj W tight 0-m /tart/ adj., adv. m adj. (tight er, tight-est)

►                FIRM sffgj 1 held or fixed in position firmly; difficult to move or undo HI W; MW; Af&stlW; )®i??fW: He kept a tight grip on her arm. fifcMKISfiM Wl§$f „ o She twisted her hair into a tight knot. MfEAAM!M:lfei& T 4 fr o <> The screw was so tight that it wouldn’t move. 4$MfTAM, ©AJFo

►                CLOTHES A05 2 fitting closely to your body and some­

times uncomfortable M#W; M&0W: She was wearing a tight pair of jeans. MW i —       0 0 These

shoes are much too tight.         0 The new

sweater was a tight fit.     riTTJ loose

see also skintight

          CONTROL ffr'j 3 very strict and firm A&’W; /“ © W; riW: to keep tight control over sth A©4AMS M 0 We need tighter security at the airport. ft fll if Jc A f/l

—                 STRETCHED it 4 stretched or pulled so that it cannot stretch much further ©MW; ill M W : The rope was stretched tight. ©HjMMo

—                 CLOSE TOGETHER M $5? M © 5 [usually before noun] with things or people packed closely together, leaving little space between them ^MW; $fHW; ffr $j W: There was a tight group of people around the speaker. ?Jf A j^SfE/n£^^ilfe©:T“'#Ao 0 With six of us in the car it was a tight squeeze. /h$fW M47 ftfll AAA, ©rfifSo

—                 MONEY/TIME ±     ; Iff |ii) 6 difficult to manage with

because there is not enough MW; ©MW; A © W: We have a very tight budget. ft Cl W M % fl M „ 0 The president has a tight schedule today. & Ift 4 A W 0 fM ©

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—                 EXPRESSION/VOICE H.fjf ; || 7 looking or sounding

anxious, upset, angry, etc. Mi#M3fcW; MA$W; 4 H W : ‘I’m sorry, ’ she said, with a tight smile. “ /f A So ”       — see also uptight

—                 PART OF BODY        8 feeling painful or uncomfort­

able because of illness or emotion (

& W, A it W, SAW Hn constricted: He complained of having a tight chest, ffeife if? j|&| IrP !$• N o 0 Her throat felt tight, just looking at her baby, jitii nft BJ!

K£MfcW*JL.

—                 RELATIONSHIP A A 9 having a close relationship with sb else or with other people ^3?W; M^W; h W :

It was a tight community and newcomers were not wel­come,    A^ifflif5ltWAo —see also

TIGHT-KNIT

—                 BEND/CURVE A ® !£ 10 curving suddenly rather than gradually W; KW: The driver slowed down at a tight bend in the road.

Ac 0 The plane flew around in a tight circle. Af/U&lf

—                 CONTEST/RACE & A: fSfJg 11 with runners, teams, etc. that seem to be equally good J Aj 35 W ;

W;      ECCI close: a tight race

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—                  NOT GENEROUS A j# | 12 (informal, disapproving) not wanting to spend much money; not generous A A W; Tf-fiafW; AAAW EWTl mean: He’s very tight with his money.      L

—                 DRUNK 13 [not usually before noun] (old-fashioned,

informal) drunk     g?®ISi H771 tipsy

—                 -TIGHT 14 (in compounds ©©fiAifl]) not allowing the substance mentioned to enter AIS---W; Ai§ - W; K; • • W: measures to make your home weathertight

WltJfe — see also airtight, watertight (1) ►tight-ness noun [U] ITiTOl to keep a tight rein on sb/sth to control sb/sth carefully or strictly rfrj (          run a tight 'ship to organize

sth in a very efficient way, controlling other people very closely  a tight spot/'corner a

very difficult or dangerous situation m adv. (tight-er, tight-est) closely and firmly; tightly M M MHold tight! MM 7 ! O My suitcase was packed tight. © W A ft S ^ W 0 o His fists were clenched tight. ffeM0K^o FTTfi^l see sit, sleep v.

WHICH WORD?

tight * tightly

Tight and tightly are both adverbs that come from the adjective tight. They have the same meaning, but tight is often used instead of tightly after a verb, especially in informal language, and in compounds.

* tight fq tightly     tight wim nm®

|W],  M

tight ft# tightly: packed tight #f#MMW o a tight-fitting lid fB^WH 7 Before a past participle tightly is used.   tightly: clusters of

tightly packed flowers      W Vc