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tight
(t/aI/t )

adjective (a)

  • closely constrained or constricted or constricting(adj.all)
    Example:
    Tight skirts.
    He hated tight starched collars.
    Fingers closed in a tight fist.
    A tight feeling in his chest.
    Antonym:
    loose
    source: wordnet30
  • of such close construction as to be impermeable(adj.all)
    Example:
    A tight roof.
    Warm in our tight little house.
    Antonym:
    leaky
    source: wordnet30
  • Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • firmly or closely(adv.all)
    Example:
    Held tight.
    source: wordnet30
  • in an attentive manner(adv.all)
    Synonym:
    close, closely
    source: wordnet30

adjective satellite (s)

  • pulled or drawn tight(adj.all)
    Example:
    A tight drumhead.
    A tight rope.
    Synonym:
    taut
    source: wordnet30
  • set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration(adj.all)
    Example:
    In tight formation.
    A tight blockade.
    source: wordnet30
  • pressed tightly together(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    compressed
    source: wordnet30
  • (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    mean, mingy, miserly
    source: wordnet30
  • affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow(adj.all)
    Example:
    Tight money.
    A tight market.
    source: wordnet30
  • of textiles(adj.all)
    Example:
    Smooth percale with a very tight weave.
    Synonym:
    close
    source: wordnet30
  • securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid(adj.all)
    Example:
    The bolts are tight.
    source: wordnet30
  • (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched(adj.all)
    Example:
    A tight game.
    source: wordnet30
  • exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent(adj.all)
    Example:
    A good man to have on your side in a tight situation.
    Synonym:
    nasty
    source: wordnet30
  • demanding strict attention to rules and procedures(adj.all)
    Example:
    Tight security.
    Synonym:
    rigorous, stringent
    source: wordnet30
  • packed closely together(adj.all)
    Example:
    They stood in a tight little group.
    Hair in tight curls.
    The pub was packed tight.
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • To tighten.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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