tightrope

[ tahyt-rohp ]
/ ˈtaɪtˌroʊp /

noun

a rope or wire cable, stretched tight, on which acrobats perform feats of balancing.

verb (used without object), tight·roped, tight·rop·ing.

to walk, move, or proceed on or as on a tightrope: He tightroped through enemy territory.

verb (used with object), tight·roped, tight·rop·ing.

to make (one's way, course, etc.) on or as on a tightrope.

Origin of tightrope

First recorded in 1795–1805; tight + rope

Words nearby tightrope

tighten one's belt, tighten the screws, tightfisted, tightfitting, tightknit, tightrope, tightrope walker, tights, tightwad, tightwire, tighty-whities

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British Dictionary definitions for tightrope

tightrope
/ (ˈtaɪtˌrəʊp) /

noun

a rope or cable stretched taut above the ground on which acrobats walk or perform balancing feats
to be in a difficult situation that demands careful and considered behaviour

Idioms and Phrases with tightrope

tightrope

see walk a tightrope.