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tight
Adjective
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If mathx/math is tight, it fits closely and strongly to mathy/math.
The bandage on your finger should not be too tight or your finger may turn blue.
The police kept tight control during the speech.
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If a string is tight its ends are as far apart as possible.
A tight rope is in a straight line.
tight
Adverb
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if you close or tie something tight, you do it strongly or closely so that it won't change easily.
He closed the door tight behind them.
Hold on tight and I'll pull you up.
alignment
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noun
the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines
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noun
(= alliance)
an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
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noun
the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other
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noun
(= conjunction)
(astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac