# tights

Pronunciation: say "TYTS" /taɪts/

## Noun

1. A close-fitting garment, sheer or not, worn mainly by women and girls, covering the body from the waist down and usually including the feet.
   - Simple: A stretchy garment that fits closely and covers your legs, hips, and usually your feet.
   - _She layered wool tights under her skirt to stay warm at the bus stop._
   - _A run in her tights spread from the ankle to the knee by lunchtime._
2. A close-fitting, non-sheer garment worn by dancers of either sex, especially ballet dancers.
   - Simple: A tight, stretchy garment that dancers wear, worn by both men and women, especially in ballet.
   - _Every dancer at the audition wore plain black tights and soft shoes._
   - _He pulled his tights up before stepping onto the rehearsal floor._
3. A garment resembling briefs, worn chiefly by professional wrestlers in the ring.
   - Simple: A small, snug garment, much like briefs, worn mostly by professional wrestlers.
   - _The champion entered wearing gold tights and tall black boots._
   - _He adjusted his tights before the bell rang._
4. In rock blasting, a piece of unbroken rock that remains within the pay limit of a blast.
   - Simple: A piece of rock that stays whole after a blast, inside the part that was meant to break.
   - _After the shot, a run of tights blocked the loader from reaching the broken rock._
   - _The foreman marked the tights for a second round of charges._

## Origin

Formed from the word "tight."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/tights (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).