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21 scrum
(in rugby football, a struggle for the ball by the rival forwards hunched tightly round it.) mlýn* * *• skrumáž -
22 snugly
1) (tightly and neatly: The gun fitted snugly into my pocket.) přesně2) (comfortably or warmly: The girl had a scarf wrapped snugly round her neck.) teple* * *• útulně• pohodlně -
23 squeeze
[skwi:z] 1. verb1) (to press (something) together or from all sides tightly: He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball.) mačkat2) (to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space: The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car.) vmáčknout (se)3) (to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing: She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him.) vymačkat2. noun1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) stisk, přivinutí2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) mačkanice3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) pár kapek4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) omezení, restrikce•- squeezer- squeeze up* * *• vymačkat• sevřít• stisknutí• mačkat -
24 strangle
['stræŋɡl](to kill by gripping or squeezing the neck tightly, eg by tightening a cord etc round it: He strangled her with a nylon stocking; This top button is nearly strangling me!) (u)škrtit* * *• uškrtit• potlačovat• škrtit -
25 stuff
I noun1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) látka, hmota, mast2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) krámy3) (an old word for cloth.) látka•- that's the stuff! II verb1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) nacpat (se)2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) nadívat3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) vycpat•- stuffing- stuff up* * *• věc• vycpat• základ• podstata• strčit• nacpat• materiál• nesmysl -
26 tense
[tens] I noun(a form of a verb that shows the time of its action in relation to the time of speaking: a verb in the past/future/present tense.) časII 1. adjective1) (strained; nervous: The crowd was tense with excitement; a tense situation.) napjatý2) (tight; tightly stretched.) napnutý2. verb(to make or become tense: He tensed his muscles.) napnout- tensely- tenseness
- tension* * *• strnulý• napínavý• napjatý• nervózní• čas -
27 tightrope
noun (a tightly-stretched rope or wire on which acrobats balance.) visuté lano* * *• visuté lano provazolezce• visuté lano• zrádná situace• lano• nebezpečná situace -
28 tourniquet
['tuənikei, ]( American[) -kit](a bandage, or other device, tied very tightly round an injured arm or leg to prevent too much blood being lost.) turniket* * *• turniket• přístroj na podvázání cévy -
29 truss
(to tie or bind tightly: She trussed the chicken and put it in the oven; The burglars trussed up the guards.) svázat* * *• svázat -
30 twang
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31 wedge
[we‹] 1. noun1) (a piece of wood or metal, thick at one end and sloping to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood etc or in fixing something tightly in place: She used a wedge under the door to prevent it swinging shut.) klín(ek)2) (something similar in shape: a wedge of cheese.) kus2. verb(to fix or become fixed by, or as if by, a wedge or wedges: He is so fat that he got wedged in the doorway.) zaklínit (se)* * *• typ golfové hole• klín -
32 knickerbockers
['nikə,bokəz]((American knickers) short trousers that fit tightly just below the knees, used together with knee socks for skiing and hiking.) pumpky -
33 skin-tight
adjective (fitting as tightly as one's skin: skin-tight jeans; Her new sweater is skin-tight.) těsný
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tightly-knit — adj ↑tight knit … Dictionary of contemporary English
tightly-knit — tight knitˈ or tightly knitˈ adjective 1. Close knit 2. Closely integrated 3. Tightly organized • • • Main Entry: ↑tight * * * tightly knit UK [ˌtaɪtli ˈnɪt] US adjective tight knit … Useful english dictionary
