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adj. (-er,-est) 1. нягт, шахмал. 2. чанга, чанга уясан, чангалсан. The knot was so \tight that he could not undo it. Тэр, тайлж чадахааргүй тийм чанга зангидсан байв. 3. чанга, хатуу. \tight security хатуу хамгаалалттай. 4. бариу, бачуу, давчуу. The left shoe is \tight. Зүүн хөлийн гутал бариу байна. 5. тарчиг, хомс, ховор, дутмаг. 6. тэнцүүхэн, өрсөлдөөнтэй (тэмцээн). 7. харамч, нарийн. She's very \tight with her money. Тэр мөнгөндөө тун харам байдаг юм. 8. хэцүү, бэрх, хүндрэлтэй, төвөгтэй. Hаving no money put me in a \tight corner/ spot. Мөнгөгүй байсны уршгаар би тун хүнд байдалд орлоо. 9. халанги, халамцуу. I got a bit \tight at the party. Цэнгээн дээр би бага зэрэг халчихсан байна шүү. keep a tight rein on sb/ sth мэдэлдээ байлгах, дарамтлах. adv. 1. нягт. 2. бачуу, бариу. 3. чанга. Hold \tight! Чанга бариарай! tightly adv. чанга. hold sb \tight байдгаараа зуурах. hug sb \tight чанга тэврэх. tightfisted adj. нарийн, харамч. tight-knit adj. нягт холбоотой, тун эвтэй. tight-lipped adj. 1. амаа тас жимийсэн. 2. дотуур тамиртай, дуугүй.
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tight-lipped — [ˌtaıt ˈlıpt] adj 1.) unwilling to talk about something ▪ Diplomats are remaining tight lipped about the negotiations. 2.) with your lips tightly pressed together because you are angry … Dictionary of contemporary English
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tight-lipped — *silent, uncommunicative, taciturn, close, close lipped, closemouthed, reticent, reserved, secretive … New Dictionary of Synonyms
tight-lipped — tight′ lipped′ adj. 1) cvb speaking very little; taciturn; closemouthed 2) cvb having the lips drawn tight • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
tight-lipped — index mute Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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tight-lipped — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ with the lips firmly closed, as a sign of suppressed emotion or unwillingness to divulge information … English terms dictionary
tight-lipped — [tīt′lipt′] adj. 1. having the lips closed tightly 2. not saying much; taciturn or secretive … English World dictionary
tight-lipped — 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ about n/wh If you describe someone as tight lipped, you mean that they are unwilling to give any information about something. Military officials are still tight lipped about when or whether their forces will launch a ground … English dictionary
tight-lipped — adjective a) Unwilling to divulge information. He would have sprung upon Captain Blood, who stood aloof, alert, tight lipped, and watchful. b) Having the lips pressed together. Syn: discreet, secretive Ant … Wiktionary
tight-lipped — {adj.} A taciturn person; one who doesn t say much. * /The witness was tight lipped about what she saw for fear of physical retaliation by the mob./ … Dictionary of American idioms
