tightrope

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground

2. 2
   noun

   A tightly stretched rope or cable on which acrobats perform high above the ground.

3. 3
   noun

   A difficult or desperate situation.

4. 4
   verb

   To walk on a tightrope.

Etymology

From tight + rope.