2 : to set or close
tightly clench your teeth <"I'll sit and clench my teeth and never tell you one thing.
There is a developing understanding that how
tightly MHC binds its peptide determines whether you get a T cell response," says team member Lawrence J.
Large computer companies had a natural interest in building and servicing
tightly integrated computing systems that ran on custom silicon, employed proprietary operating systems and embraced a longstanding model in which storage and servers were seen as inseparable siblings living under a common architectural framework.
These
tightly controlled, safe investment accounts would follow broad economic trends but would not offer the big gains experienced by stock funds in the 1990s, when the private account arguments gained support.
Make sure the pigtail on the back of the generator is plugged in
tightly.
Place a whole cinnamon stick, one vanilla bean, and one cup of sweet almond oil in a
tightly lidded jar.
With your back straight and abdominal muscles pulled in
tightly, use the hamstring and gluteal muscles to extend the right leg horizontally, parallel to the floor.
5-kw coils had to be
tightly packed to fit inside the screw.
Chromosomes contain DNA, and this genetic material is
tightly packed into chromatin.
The appeals court held that the inmate stated a retaliation claim against two correctional officers alleging that they placed leg shackles too
tightly on the inmate and refused to loosen or remove the shackles after he complained.
The assemblage is held together without knots, merely by the pull of the
tightly wound rope.
Gradually, two types of plans began to evolve: fee-for-service, PPO type plans and
tightly controlled pre-paid HMO plans.
