hand tight

American  

Or hand-tight

adjective

1. (of a setscrew, nut, etc.) as tight as it can be made by hand, without the aid of a tool.

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Etymology

Origin of hand tight

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

She’d be gripping his hand tight, like she’d just pulled him out of the churning sea.

From Literature

Izio held my hand tight beneath the table.

From Literature

Helena squeezed my hand tight.

From Literature

At the end of the day I wait by the school steps, hand tight on the handle of my small flute case.

From Literature

She takes my hand, and her palm is warm, and mine is, too, and also a little sweaty from walking around all day, so I wish she wouldn’t take it like that—but she holds my hand tight.

From Literature