"tight-knit" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more tight-knit [comparative], most tight-knit [superlative]
Etymology: tight + knit Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tight|knit}} tight + knit Head templates: {{en-adj}} tight-knit (comparative more tight-knit, superlative most tight-knit)
  1. Strongly pulled together, tightly knit. Synonyms: close-knit, tightknit Translations (tightly knit): eng verbunden (German), eng zusammengeschweißt (German), affiatato [masculine] (Italian), muy unido (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-tight-knit-en-adj-rG7ttnAg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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