(transitive) To arrange in layers. / (transitive) To cascade in an overlapping sequence.

Unyielding or firm. / Under high tension; taut. / (colloquial) Scarce, hard to come by. / (colloquial, figuratively) Intimately friendly. / (slang, figuratively, usually derogatory) Miserly or frugal.

Firmly, so as not to come loose easily. / Soundly.

(obsolete) To tighten.

(anatomy) The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone

(neurology) A sudden, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization. / (by extension) Something that is done or produced habitually or characteristically. / (abbreviation, informal) ticket

(intransitive) To exhibit a tic; to undergo a sudden, semi-voluntary muscle movement.

A large and sudden rise and fall in the tide. / (proscribed) A large, sudden, and disastrous wave of water caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean; a tsunami. (See Usage notes below.)

Relating to tides.

An opening through which water may flow freely when the tide moves in one direction, but which closes automatically and prevents the water from flowing in the other direction.