tightness
part of speech
noun (tightness — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Tightness is being tight: fitting very closely, being firmly fixed, or being pulled hard: the tightness of my shoes, the tightness of a rope. tree →
2) Tightness in your body is a feeling of being squeezed or stiff: tightness in the chest, in the muscles. tree →
3) Tightness can also mean being close and loyal, as a group: the tightness of a team. tree →
4) Tightness of money means there is very little to spare. tree →
sense in the lessons
In PE and health lessons, stretching helps muscle tightness. Safety: sudden chest tightness, especially with pain or trouble breathing, needs an adult and maybe emergency help; in asthma, chest tightness is a warning sign to use an inhaler. In stories it describes worry: "a tightness in her throat". Phrases: "chest tightness", "muscle tightness", "tightness of money".
examples
- The tightness of my new shoes gave me blisters. tree →
- Stretching before the race helped the tightness in my legs. tree →
- Tell an adult if you feel tightness in your chest. tree →
- My asthma makes my chest feel tight; the tightness goes after my inhaler. tree →
- Check the tightness of the bike's bolts before you ride. tree →
- She felt a tightness in her throat before she cried. tree →
- The team's tightness helped them win. tree →
note
Uncountable. Formed from tight + ness. Adverb: tightly. "Tight" can also be informal UK slang for mean with money (stingy).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «tightness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.