TIGHTROPE


Meaning of TIGHTROPE in English

/tuyt"rohp'/ , n. , v. , tightroped, tightroping .

n.

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

v.i.

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

v.t.

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

[ 1795-1805; TIGHT + ROPE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .