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tight ends

tight ends is the plural of tight end.

Meaning of tight end

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.
    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).

Questions about tight ends

What is tight ends the plural of?
Tight ends is the plural of tight end.

Words near tight ends in the dictionary

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

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