- tightrope
- noun Date: 1801 1. a rope or wire stretched taut for acrobats to perform on 2. a dangerously precarious situation — usually used in the phrase walk a tightrope
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tightrope — UK US /ˈtaɪtrəʊp/ noun [C] ● walk/tread a tightrope Cf. walk/tread a tightrope … Financial and business terms
tightrope — (n.) 1801, from TIGHT (Cf. tight) (adj.) + ROPE (Cf. rope) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
tightrope — ► NOUN ▪ a rope or wire stretched high above the ground, on which acrobats balance … English terms dictionary
tightrope — [tīt′rōp΄] n. a tightly stretched rope or cable on which aerialists walk or do balancing acts … English World dictionary
tightrope — [[t]ta͟ɪtroʊp[/t]] tightropes 1) N COUNT A tightrope is a tightly stretched piece of rope on which someone balances and performs tricks in a circus. 2) N COUNT: usu sing You can use tightrope in expressions such as walk a tightrope and live on a… … English dictionary
tightrope — UK [ˈtaɪtˌrəʊp] / US [ˈtaɪtˌroʊp] noun [countable] Word forms tightrope : singular tightrope plural tightropes a piece of rope or wire high above the ground that a performer walks along in a circus. Someone who walks on a tightrope is called a… … English dictionary
tightrope — tight|rope [ taıt,roup ] noun count a piece of rope or wire high above the ground that a performer walks along in a CIRCUS. Someone who walks on a tightrope is called a tightrope walker. walk a tightrope to be in a difficult situation in which a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tightrope — /tuyt rohp /, n., v., tightroped, tightroping. n. 1. a rope or wire cable, stretched tight, on which acrobats perform feats of balancing. v.i. 2. to walk, move, or proceed on or as on a tightrope: He tightroped through enemy territory. v.t. 3. to … Universalium
tightrope — n. to walk a tightrope (also fig.) * * * [ taɪtrəʊp] to walk a tightrope (also fig.) … Combinatory dictionary
tightrope — tight|rope [ˈtaıt rəup US roup] n 1.) a rope or wire high above the ground that someone walks along in a ↑circus 2.) walk a tightrope to be in a difficult situation in which something bad could happen if you make a mistake ▪ I feel as though I m… … Dictionary of contemporary English
