tight-fitting

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They pulled the tight-fitting swab through and when it came out it was covered with dust and steelspecks.

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fitting snugly; "a tightly-fitting cover"; "tight-fitting clothes"

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adjective

fitting snugly; "a tightly-fitting cover"; "tight-fitting clothes"

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Core meanings and parts of speech for tight-fitting.

adjective

fitting snugly; "a tightly-fitting cover"; "tight-fitting clothes"

Example sentences

They pulled the tight-fitting swab through and when it came out it was covered with dust and steelspecks.

A quick search shows others are trying stuff, although not in the tight-fitting-top style that most cyclists here wear.

If your jeans are too tight-fitting you may get a rash, or it may just be really uncomfortable.

They forgot the most obvious reason of all:Increasing prevalence of tight-fitting clothing for both genders.

Does the library sell good coffee and tea which you're allowed to take to the workspaces, and have pleasant lighting?My old college's library would allow you to bring in beverages in containers that have tight-fitting lids, and was well-lit and comfortable.

Ask your students: can you build an engine out of a pot of water, a tight-fitting rubber cap that expands, and a small weight that can be attached and detached from a crank at any point in it's motion?This is how you introduce temperature, heat, pressure, volume, work, etc.