tightrope
/ˈtaɪtˌɹoʊp/
tightrope noun: a tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground.
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Noun
tightrope (plural tightropes)
Verb
tightrope (third-person singular simple present tightropes, present participle tightroping, simple past and past participle tightroped)
- To walk on a tightrope.
Examples of tightrope in a sentence
- The company constantly walked a tightrope between operating on little money and filling orders quickly.
- He walked through the world vertiginously, as if on a tightrope.
- One boy tried to tightrope walk through the fountain until he was tugged back by a friend.
Forms of tightrope
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | tightropes |
| alternative form | tight-rope |
| alternative form | tight rope |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | tightropes |
| present participle | tightroping |
| past participle | tightroped |
| past | tightroped |
Origin of tightrope
From tight + rope.
Words formed from tightrope
Phrases with tightrope
Questions about tightrope
- What does tightrope mean?
- Tightrope means a tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground.
- What part of speech is tightrope?
- Tightrope can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce tightrope?
- Tightrope is pronounced /ˈtaɪtˌɹoʊp/ (US).
- What is the plural of tightrope?
- The plural of tightrope is tightropes.
Words near tightrope in the dictionary
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