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Meaning of "tight five" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TIGHT FIVE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TIGHT FIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tight five is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TIGHT FIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tight five in the English dictionary

The definition of tight five in the dictionary is the combined front and second rows of a rugby union scrum.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TIGHT FIVE

tight
tight end
tight forward
tight head
tight spot
tight-arse
tight-arsed
tight-fitting
tight-lipped
tight-rope walking
tightass
tightassed
tighten
tighten one´s belt
tightener
tightening
tightfisted
tightfistedness
tightish
tightishly

WORDS THAT END LIKE TIGHT FIVE

five
five by five
five-by-five
forty-five
give a person five
high five
high-five
nine to five
nine-to-five
spoilfive
take five

Synonyms and antonyms of tight five in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tight five» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TIGHT FIVE

Find out the translation of tight five to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tight five from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tight five» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

紧5
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apretado cinco
570 millions of speakers

English

tight five
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तंग पांच
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضيق خمسة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плотно пять
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apertado cinco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আঁট পাঁচ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

serré de cinq
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketat lima
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dicht fünf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タイト5
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

꽉 오
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyenyet lima
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chặt chẽ năm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இறுக்கமான ஐந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कडक पाच
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sıkı beş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stretto cinque
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mocno pięć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

щільно п´ять
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

strâns cinci
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σφιχτό πέντε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vaste vyf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

snäv fem
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stramt fem
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tight five

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TIGHT FIVE»

The term «tight five» is used very little and occupies the 151.342 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TIGHT FIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tight five

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIGHT FIVE»

Discover the use of tight five in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tight five and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rugby For Dummies
The tight five is the group of players who wear the jerseys numbered 1 to 5. This group consists of the three front-row players (tight-head prop, hooker, and loose- head prop — or front-rowers, collectively) and the two second-row players (two ...
Mathew Brown, Patrick Guthrie, Greg Growden, 2011
2
Goodnight, Sleep Tight
The Pixi Bedtime series makes bedtime fun! These collectible mini books are available at the attractive RRP of $1, making them appealing to children and parents alike.
Five Mile Press Pty Limited, The, 2011
3
Rugby Union Basics In A Day For Dummies
The tight five are the five forwards who form the core of the scrum, a set formation of players who bind together to compete for the ball after an infringement occurs. At this stage of the game, you often hear the phrase packing down, which ...
Nick Cain, Greg Growden, 2012
4
Rugby Union For Dummies
The tight five's main function is to keep the scrum solid and functional, in the hope that when the ball is placed in the scrum it ends up on their side. When a scrum is called for, the tight five join together first, followed by the three back-rowers ...
Nick Cain, Greg Growden, 2011
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FitzSimons on Rugby: Loose in the Tight Five
This is a fully updated edition of Peter FitzSimons' collection of rugby writings with a wealth of new material to take advantage of the rugby World Cup in England in September this year.
Peter FitzSimons, 1999
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The Best Australian Humorous Writing
Those who can do a “tight five” through the heats and semifinals and make it to the final can expect a long apprenticeship if they want to stick it out. It might be fun, but there are less live options now and many more live comedians. Between  ...
O'Keefe, Andrew, Andrew O'Keefe, Steve Vizard, 2008
7
New Zealand as it Might Have Been
They became known as 'the tight five' and the coalition government's image was indelibly tarnished. In September 1997 proposals for a compulsory superannuation savings scheme promoted by Winston Peters and supported by Jim Bolger ...
Stephen Levine, 2006
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the theatre
PC In Return for a Five Pound Note, BEN- X»J. LETT'S Cheapside BOY'S WATCH, sound, strong, and accurate, with keyless action, air-tight dust-tight, and damp-tight. Five Pounds net. Five per cent. Discount to teetotallers. Free and safe by ...
clement scott, 1885
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Cases and Points of the Supreme Court of the United States
This pipe I connected with the lower ice box on top through the ceiling of the ice box and put a wooden pipe, a square wooden pipe, over that to make it perfectly air-tight — five inches by five inches on the inside. 1 connected it witn the upper ...
‎1890
10
Past Regrets
It's a perfect assignment for the Tight Five.” She referred to their group, the name taken from a rugby term where five players bound in a tight formation to face the opposition team. They were like that. Four women and one man—friends—who ...
Shelley Munro, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIGHT FIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tight five is used in the context of the following news items.
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Proudfoot follows Coetzee to Japan
“I would love to stay involved in the 'Tight Five Factory' (project), as I believe it's a project that has a lot of merit and could only benefit an already strong union ... «Sport24, Jul 15»
2
Tight Five: Will Skelton returns to his best for NSW Waratahs
Tight Five: Will Skelton returns to his best for NSW Waratahs ... 5. Conditioning the key for Paul Alo-Emile. One thing is for certain – the Rebels' scrum does not ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
3
Tight Five: Sloppy Waratahs drop off their own standards
Rising second-rower Adam Coleman became the go-to man at lineout time after some initial wobbles and was influential in the tight stuff. Fantastic hard-edged ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Feb 15»
4
Early Sharks strength is tight five
It is in the tight five though where the Sharks look formidable and where they should have the edge over their dangerous opponents in this first up game – if you ... «SuperSport, Feb 15»
5
Swalec Cup preview: Tight-five tussle vital for Keys in Llanelli
The first-choice tight five of Richard Cornock, Darren Hughes, Anthony Lott, Dan Hodge and Tom Lampard will have to be dominant at the set piece to deny a ... «South Wales Argus, Jan 15»
6
Elliot Dee: Improving Dragons tight five have earned rivals' respect
HOOKER Elliot Dee believes the Newport Gwent Dragons tight five have shown this season that they can stand up to the bullies. The Rodney Parade region ... «South Wales Argus, Nov 14»
7
Prophecy of tight five comes true
The test, as predicted by All Blacks coach Steve Hansen, was indeed won and lost in the tight five. The All Blacks, for 40 solid minutes, just weren't good enough ... «New Zealand Herald, Oct 14»
8
Tight five shake-up for Sharks
The Sharks will have a new-look tight five as part of a number of changes for their ... Hooker Kyle Cooper is the only survivor from the tight forwards that started in ... «iAfrica.com, Sep 14»
9
Maligned Wallabies tight five stood up against All Blacks
The writing off of the Wallabies tight five from Monday to Friday only for Saturday to make a mockery of those words has become so commonplace it is a pattern. «Sydney Morning Herald, Aug 14»
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All Blacks: Tight five blitzkrieg too hot to handle
If 2014 is to be as successful for the All Blacks as 2013, it will be the tight five who take them there. And the All Blacks look poised to do just that - to play with ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 14»

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