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What (who) is tight-lipped - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
White-lipped python (disambiguation); White lipped python
tight-lipped
1.
If you describe someone as tight-lipped, you mean that they are unwilling to give any information about something.
Military officials are still tight-lipped about when or whether their forces will launch a ground offensive.
? forthcoming
ADJ: oft ADJ about n/wh
2.
Someone who is tight-lipped has their lips pressed tightly together, especially because they are angry or disapproving.
He was sitting at the other end of the table, tight-lipped and angry.
ADJ
tight-lipped
¦ adjective with the lips firmly closed, especially as a sign of suppressed emotion or determined reticence.
Tight binding
MODEL OF ELECTRONIC BAND STRUCTURES OF SOLIDS
Tight Binding; Tight-binding model; Tight binding model; Tight binding (physics); Tight-binding; Tight binding approximation; Tight-binding approximation; Slater Koster Tight-Binding method
In solid-state physics, the tight-binding model (or TB model) is an approach to the calculation of electronic band structure using an approximate set of wave functions based upon superposition of wave functions for isolated atoms located at each atomic site. The method is closely related to the LCAO method (linear combination of atomic orbitals method) used in chemistry.
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White-lipped python
White-lipped python may refer to:
- Leiopython albertisii, a.k.a. D'Albert's water python, a non-venomous species found in New Guinea
- Liasis mackloti, a.k.a. Macklot's python, a non-venomous species found in Indonesia
Examples of use of tight-lipped
1. Heath was tight–lipped, introverted, seemingly cold.
2. However, Tata officials remained tight–lipped about the deliberations.
3. Prosecutors were tight–lipped about the verdict Tuesday.
4. Authorities have been tight–lipped about possible charges.
5. "You should be ashamed," a tight-lipped McCain scolds Bush.