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tight · strict · close at hand

Frequency Band 42 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. tight
  2. strict
  3. close at hand
  4. near
  5. urgent
  6. tense
  7. hard up
  8. short of money
  9. to tighten
  10. taut
  11. firm
  12. secure
  13. tight (short of money)
  14. placed afte a verb to indicate an ongoing
  15. continuous
  16. non-stopping action
  17. fast

Written Forms

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