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tight end

/ˌtaɪt ˈɛnd/

tight end noun: the position at the end of the offensive line whose primary jobs are to block and serve as a short receiver.

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Noun

tight end (plural tight ends)

  1. The position at the end of the offensive line whose primary jobs are to block and serve as a short receiver.
    • Jones played tight end.
    Synonyms:
    TE
  2. A player (called an end) playing the position of tight end (sense 1.1).
    • The tight end caught the pass.
    • He has also written about some on the Right’s aversion to the N.F.L., particularly as some concoct convoluted conspiracy theories involving singer Taylor Swift and her boyfriend, the Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, while others denounce professional sports as a whole.2024 February 11, Jane Coaston, “What MAGA Influencers Are Missing About Football”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    TE
  3. (Canadian, historical) The position at the end of the offensive line whose primary jobs were to block and serve as a short receiver; this position is no longer used.
  4. (Canadian, historical) A player (called an end) playing the position of tight end (sense 2.1).

tight end meaning in Tamil and Thai

tight end in Tamil

இறுக்க நுனி

tight end in Thai

(American football, Canadian football) position at the end of the offensive line
ไทต์เอนด์

Synonyms of tight end

Forms of tight end

pluraltight ends

Origin of tight end

From tight (“of a space, arrangement, etc.: narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it”) + end (“position at the end of either the offensive or defensive line; player playing this position”), from the fact that the player takes up a position close to the tackle.

Words that rhyme with tight end

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Questions about tight end

What does tight end mean?
Tight end means the position at the end of the offensive line whose primary jobs are to block and serve as a short receiver.
What is tight end in Tamil?
Tight end in Tamil is இறுக்க நுனி. See Tight end meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tight end?
Tight end is a noun.
How do you pronounce tight end?
Tight end is pronounced /ˌtaɪt ˈɛnd/ (UK).
What is the plural of tight end?
The plural of tight end is tight ends.

Words near tight end in the dictionary

  1. tight as a duck's ass
  2. tight as a gnat's chuff
  3. tight as a tick
  4. tight as Dick's hatband
  5. tight building syndrome
  6. tight end
  7. tight ends
  8. tight five
  9. tight fives
  10. tight head
  11. tight heads

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tight end (page history and authors); tight end (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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