tight five

taɪt faɪv

Definition

Definition of tight five - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

rugby

TECH.

the five forwards in a rugby scrum

TECH.

The tight five dominated the scrum in the match.

forwards

pack

scrum

comedy

Slang

five-minute set of top jokes

Slang

He performed a tight five at the comedy club.

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Expressions with tight

sleep tight

exp.

wish someone a good night

Sleep tight, see you in the morning.

pretty tight

adj.

very close or snug

The dress she wore was pretty tight.

tight corner

place where space is limited

The car got stuck in a tight corner of the parking lot.

tight corners

situations where space is limited

The truck had difficulty navigating the tight corners in the alley.

hold on tight

exp.

keep a strong hold on something

Hold on tight to the railing.

money is tight

exp.

there is little money available to spend

We cannot travel this year, money is tight.

Expressions with five

take five

take a short break from an activity

Let's take five before we continue the meeting.

gimme five

exp.

slang for give me a high-five

After scoring, he shouted, 'Gimme five!' and raised his hand.

one down, five to go

intj.

shows finishing one task with more left to do

One down, five to go!

five foot nothing

very short person, about five feet tall or less

My grandma is a five foot nothing with a big personality.

give me five

exp.

ask for a high-five

After scoring, she turned to her friend and said, 'Give me five!'

give someone five

slap someone's hand in greeting or celebration

After the game, they gave each other five.

five o'clock shadow

stubble appearing on a face by evening

By evening, he had a noticeable five o'clock shadow.

two plus two equals five

exp.

claim that is obviously false but accepted as true

The government insisted that two plus two equals five.

it's five o'clock somewhere

exp.

used to justify drinking at any time

Why not have a cocktail? It's five o'clock somewhere!

slap someone five

give someone a high five

He slapped her five to congratulate her on the promotion.

Examples of tight five in a sentence

Their tight five was praised for its strength.
She nailed her tight five at the open mic night.
His tight five had the audience in stitches.

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French:cinq avants, numéro de cinq minutes, ...
German:Gedrängefünf, Tight Five, ...
Italian:quintetto di prima linea, set di cinque minuti, ...
Spanish:cinco delanteros, monólogo de cinco minutos, ...
Portuguese:cinco avançados, número de cinco minutos, ...
Chinese:前排五人, 五分钟段子, ...
Japanese:タイトファイブ, ...
Arabic:خُماسِيّ أَمامِيّ, فَقْرَة كُومِيدِيَّة قَصِيرَة, ...
Hebrew:חֲמִישִׁיַּת הַחֲזִית, סֵט שֶׁל חָמֵשׁ דַּקּוֹת, ...
Russian:пятёрка, пятиминутный сет, ...
Ukrainian:п'ятірка нападників, п'ятихвилинний сет, ...
Hindi:टाइट फाइव, पांच मिनट का सेट, ...
Bengali:টাইট ফাইভ, ...
Catalan:cinc de davant, monòleg de cinc minuts, ...
Czech:pětice rojníků, pětiminutový set, ...
Danish:de fem forwards, fem-minutters sæt, ...
Dutch:voorwaartsen, set van vijf minuten, ...
Greek:πέντε μπροστινοί, σφιχτό πεντάλεπτο, ...
Hungarian:a tolongás öt előrejátékosa, tight five, ...
Khmer:កីឡាករខ្សែប្រយុទ្ធប្រាំនាក់ក្នុងការប្រជុំក្រុមរុញរបស់កីឡាបាល់ឱប, ឈុតកំប្លែងខ្លីរយៈពេលប្រាំនាទីដែលមានរឿងកំប្លែងល្អបំផុត, ...
Korean:타이트 파이브, ...
Persian:پنج نفر جلو, پنج دقیقه فشرده, ...
Polish:pięciu zawodników młyna, pięciominutowy zestaw dowcipów, ...
Portuguese (BR):cinco da frente, set de cinco minutos, ...
Romanian:cei cinci înaintași, set de cinci minute, ...
Swedish:de fem främsta, tight femma, ...
Thai:ผู้เล่นห้าคนในสกรัม, ชุดมุขตลกห้านาที, ...
Turkish:beşli grup, beş dakikalık set, ...
Vietnamese:năm cầu thủ tiền đạo, bộ năm phút, ...

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