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Stretched Tightly Crossword Clue

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adjective satellite

• pulled or drawn tight

• subjected to great tension; stretched tight

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adjective

• in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

• pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')

• taut or rigid; stretched tight

noun

• a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

verb

• become stretched or tense or taut

• increase the tension on

• become tense, nervous, or uneasy

• cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

38%9 Not tightly stretched
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