Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Tough spot.
4 letter answer(s) to tough spot
BIND
bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you"
create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"
fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"
form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
Join
make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"
provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather"
secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"
something that hinders as if with bonds
stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
3 letter answer(s) to tough spot
JAM
a dense crowd of people
block passage through; "obstruct the path"
crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked"
crush or bruise; "jam a toe"
deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
get stuck and immobilized; "the mechanism jammed"
informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station"
preserve of crushed fruit
press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"
push down forcibly; "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor"
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 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"
a solemn pledge of fidelity
Difficulty
give to in marriage
promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that I will honor my wife"
SCRAPE
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
an indication of damage
bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell"
cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
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"
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
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