tightrope

See also: tight-rope and tight rope

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Etymology

From tight +‎ rope.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtaɪtˌɹoʊp/
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Noun

tightrope (plural tightropes)

  1. A tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground.
  2. (figuratively) a difficult or desperate situation.

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Verb

tightrope (third-person singular simple present tightropes, present participle tightroping, simple past and past participle tightroped)

  1. To walk on a tightrope

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