hand tight
or hand-tight
adjective
(of a setscrew, nut, etc.) as tight as it can be made by hand, without the aid of a tool.
Origin of hand tight
1First recorded in 1785–95
Words Nearby hand tight
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How to use hand tight in a sentence
The ground seemed to spin round, and she closed her hand tight on a bush that was standing beside her.
The Olive Fairy Book | VariousIt might be, if he held his own hand tight enough, that there would not be money enough even to pay for her passage out.
The Prime Minister | Anthony TrollopeShe stooped down, and put her hand tight on her own heart, as if to still its beating, and bent her ear to the pale lips.
Lizzie Leigh | Elizabeth GaskellBlanche clasped her papa's hand tight, and bounded five or six times.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte Yonge"Good-bye, An' Jerusha," he said, holding her hand tight in both his own.
The Open Question | Elizabeth Robins
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