Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Tough spot.
4 letter answer(s) to tough spot
BIND
form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"
secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"
make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"
wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather"
stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
something that hinders as if with bonds
Join
cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you"
3 letter answer(s) to tough spot
JAM
interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station"
block passage through; "obstruct the path"
crush or bruise; "jam a toe"
crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked"
get stuck and immobilized; "the mechanism jammed"
push down forcibly; "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor"
deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"
preserve of crushed fruit
a dense crowd of people
informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
8 letter answer(s) to tough spot
KNOTHOLE
a hole in a board where a knot came out
6 letter answer(s) to tough spot
PLIGHT
a solemn pledge of fidelity
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"
Difficulty
promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that I will honor my wife"
give to in marriage
SCRAPE
bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell"
gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living"
make by scraping; "They scraped a letter into the stone"
bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
an indication of damage
a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him"
a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her"
an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Scrapes are shallow depressions with gently sloping edges, which seasonally hold water. They create obvious in-field wet features that are very attractive to wildlife. They are often man made to help attract wading birds.
scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair"
cut the surface of;
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