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Definition of 'tight'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) tight
firmly or closely fixed in place; secure:
a tight knot.

2.  tight
drawn or stretched so as to be tense; taut.

3.  tight
fitting closely, esp. too closely:
a tight collar.

4.  tight
difficult to deal with or manage:
a tight situation.

5.  tight
of such close texture or fit as to be impervious to water, air, etc.:
a tight roof.

6.  tight
concise; terse.

7.  tight
firm; rigid:
tight control.

8.  tight
affording little leeway; full:
a tight schedule.

9.  tight
nearly even; close:
a tight race.

10.  tight
parsimonious; stingy.

11.  tight
Slang. drunk; tipsy.

12.  tight
characterized by scarcity or demand that exceeds supply:
a tight job market; tight money.

13.  tight
tidy; orderly.

14.  tight
neatly or well built or made.

15. (adv.) tight
in a tight manner; closely; securely:
Shut the door tight.

16.  tight
soundly or deeply:
to sleep tight.

Definition of 'tight'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) tight
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
"tight skirts"; "he hated tight starched collars"; "fingers closed in a tight fist"; "a tight feeling in his chest"

2. (adj) taut, tight
pulled or drawn tight
"taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"

3. (adj) tight
set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration
"in tight formation"; "a tight blockade"

4. (adj) compressed, tight
pressed tightly together
"with lips compressed"

5. (adj) mean, mingy, miserly, tight
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
"a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip"

6. (adj) tight
affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
"tight money"; "a tight market"

7. (adj) tight
of such close construction as to be impermeable
"a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house"

8. (adj) close, tight
of textiles
"a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave"

9. (adj) tight
securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid
"the bolts are tight"

10. (adj) close, tight
(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
"a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game"

11. (adj) besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet
very drunk

12. (adj) nasty, tight
exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
"a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation"

13. (adj) rigorous, stringent, tight
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
"rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures"

14. (adverb) tight
packed closely together
"they stood in a tight little group"; "hair in tight curls"; "the pub was packed tight"

15. (adverb) fast, tight
firmly or closely
"held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight"

16. (adverb) close, closely, tight
in an attentive manner
"he remained close on his guard"

Definition of 'tight'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) tight
holding or attaching sth firmly
her tight grip on the handle; Tie it, so it is tight.

2.  tight
≠ loose
tight pants; This skirt is too tight.

3.  tight
stretched as far as possible
Pull the rope tight.

4.  tight
closely controlled
tight security at the airport; The country is under his tight control.

5.  tight
not having much money or time to spend
a tight budget; a tight schedule

6.  tight
(of a muscle) feeling as if it needs to stretch
My muscles were tight and sore.

7.  tight
(of a group) having close relationships
a tight group/community

8.  tight
(of a relationship) strong
a tight bond between the brothers

9.  tight
≠ gradual
a tight bend

10. (adverb) tight
in a way that is difficult to loosen
The door was stuck tight.

Definition of 'tight'

Webster Dictionary

1.  tight
of Tie

2.  tight
p. p. of Tie

3.  tight
firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot

4.  tight
close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, a tight ship; a tight cask; a tight room; -- often used in this sense as the second member of a compound; as, water-tight; air-tight

5.  tight
fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment

6.  tight
not ragged; whole; neat; tidy

7.  tight
close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings

8.  tight
not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out

9.  tight
handy; adroit; brisk

10.  tight
somewhat intoxicated; tipsy

11.  tight
pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7

12. (verb) tight
to tighten

Translation of 'tight'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: fitting very or too closely I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.
Afrikaans: styf	Arabic: مُحْكَم الإغْلاق	Bulgarian: затегнат
Brazilian: apertado	Czech: těsný	German: fest, eng
Danish: stram	Greek: σφιχτός, στενός	Spanish: apretado; estrecho
Estonian: tihedaltümber, kitsas	Farsi: تنگ؛ کیپ	Finnish: tiukka
French: serré	Hebrew: סָגוּר חָזָק, הָדוּק	Hindi: मजबूत
Croatian: tijesan, uzan	Hungarian: szoros	Indonesian: ketat
Icelandic: þéttur, þröngur	Italian: stretto	Japanese: きつい
Korean: 빡빡한	Lithuanian: aptemptas, siauras, prigl	Latvian: ciešs; pieguļošs
Malay: ketat	Dutch: strak	Norwegian: tett(sittende), stram
Polish: ciasny,ściśle przylegając	Portuguese: apertado	Romanian: strâns; strâmt
Russian: плотный;тугой; тесный	Slovak: tesný	Slovenian: tesen
Serbian: uzak	Swedish: hårt åtsittande, snäv, ta	Thai: คับแน่น
Turkish: dar, sıkı	Taiwanese: 緊的	Ukrainian: щільний; тісний
Urdu: کسا ہوا، جکڑا ہوا	Vietnamese: chật	Chinese: 紧的
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