Tight
WordNet
adjective
(1) Affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
"Tight money"
"A tight market"
(2) Packed closely together
"The stood in a tight little group"
"Hair in tight curls"
"The pub was packed tight"
(3) Demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
"Rigorous discipline"
"Tight security"
"Stringent safety measures"
(4) Exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
"A nasty problem"
"A good man to have on your side in a tight situation"
(5) Very drunk
(6) (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
"A close contest"
"A close election"
"A tight game"
(7) (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
"A mean person"
"He left a miserly tip"
(8) Of such close construction as to be impermeable
"A tight roof"
"Warm in our tight little house"
(9) 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"
(10) Pressed tightly together
"With lips compressed"
(11) Securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid
"The bolts are tight"
(12) Of textiles
"A close weave"
"Smooth percale with a very tight weave"
(13) Pulled or drawn tight
"Taut sails"
"A tight drumhead"
"A tight rope"
(14) Set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration
"In tight formation"
"A tight blockade"
adverb
(15) Firmly or tightly
"Held fast to the rope"
"Her foot was stuck fast"
"Held tight"
(16) In an attentive manner
"He remained close on his guard"
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Etymology
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Adjective
- Pushed or pulled together.
- My socks are too tight.
- Of a space, etc, narrow, so that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.
- The passageway was so tight we could barely get through.
- They flew in a tight formation.
- Under high tension.
- Make sure to pull the rope tight.
- Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.
- Their marching band is extremely tight.
- Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk.
- We went drinking and got tight.
- Intimately friendly.
- We've grown tighter over the years.
- Extraordinarily great or special.
- That is one tight bicycle!
- Unfair; unkind.
- Don't do that. That's tight.
- Miserly or frugal.
- He's a bit tight with his money
- Scarce, hard to come by.
- I grew up in a poor neighborhood; money was very tight, but we made do.
- A player who plays very few hands
- A strategy which involves playing very few hands
Synonyms
- (pushed/pulled together): close, serried (of ranks), tight-fitting
- (narrow): narrow
- (under high tension): taut, tense, under tension
- (well-rehearsed and accurate): polished, precise
- (intimately friendly): close, close-knit, intimate
- (slang: intoxicated): See drunk
- (slang: extraordinarily great or special): ace, cool, fab, rad, slick
Antonyms
- (pushed/pulled together): baggy (of clothing or other material), loose, sagging, saggy, slack
- (narrow): broad, capacious, open, roomy, spacious, wide
- (under high tension): loose, relaxed, slack
- (well-rehearsed and accurate): slack, slapdash, sloppy
- (slang: extraordinarily great or special): crap, naff, pathetic, rubbish
Adverb
- Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.
- Make sure the lid is closed tight.
- Soundly.
- Good night, sleep tight.