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[ tahyt-rohp ] / ˈtaɪtˌroʊp /
nouna rope or wire cable, stretched tight, on which acrobats perform feats of balancing. verb (used without object), tight·roped, tight·rop·ing.to walk, move, or proceed on or as on a tightrope: He tightroped through enemy territory. verb (used with object), tight·roped, tight·rop·ing.to make (one's way, course, etc.) on or as on a tightrope. Origin of tightropeFirst recorded in 1795–1805; tight + rope Words nearby tightropetight junction, tight-knit, tight-lipped, tight-money policy, tight-mouthed, tightrope, tightrope walker, tights, tight ship, tight shot, tight spot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tightropeThe heir to a tightrope walking family has tried some crazy stunts in his day. Nik Wallenda’s Blindfolded Tightrope Caper: Defying Death Over The Chicago River|Jacqui Goddard|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST The self-styled ‘Art Criminal’ dazzled onlookers and made history when he tightrope walked between the WTC towers 40 years ago. Philippe Petit’s Moment of Concern Walking the WTC Tightrope|Anthony Haden-Guest|August 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST The clan had a tightrope act that went horribly wrong in 1962. Thrills and Too Many Spills: The Dangers of the Circus|Marina Watts|May 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST But it is refreshing, and a relief, that it can walk the tightrope of its own controversy just as skillfully. ‘Saturday Night Live’ Brilliantly Skewers Diversity Problem With Host Kerry Washington|Kevin Fallon|November 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Is that the weirdest thing that's happened while tightrope walking? Nik Wallenda Will Tightrope Walk Across the Grand Canyon, and He’s Not Even Nervous|Anna Brand|June 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST Brown, balancing cautiously, walked the intervening fence like an amateur on a tightrope. The Green Mouse|Robert W. Chambers From there on I was like a man on a tightrope, hounded by invisible tormentors trying to shake me off. Valley of the Croen|Lee Tarbell Should you like to be a juggler, a tightrope walker, or a clown? Beginner's Book in Language|H. Jeschke He felt as if he were walking along a tightrope over a yawning chasm. Dave Dawson with the Commandos|R. Sidney Bowen Kendricks made a nervous joke about a tightrope walker, but when his turn came he picked his way securely, without losing balance. The Planet Savers|Marion Zimmer Bradley
British Dictionary definitions for tightrope
nouna rope or cable stretched taut above the ground on which acrobats walk or perform balancing feats to be in a difficult situation that demands careful and considered behaviour Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with tightropeThe American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |