tight

IPA: tˈaɪt

verb

  • (obsolete) To tighten.

adjective

  • Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
  • Unyielding or firm.
  • Under high tension; taut.
  • (colloquial) Scarce, hard to come by.
  • (colloquial, figurative) Intimately friendly.
  • (slang, figurative, usually derogatory) Miserly or frugal.
  • (of a space, design or arrangement) Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.
  • Fitting close, or too close, to the body.
  • Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult.
  • Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof.
  • Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.
  • (sports) Not conceding many goals.
  • (slang) Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk.
  • (slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
  • (slang, British (regional)) Mean; unfair; unkind.
  • Limited or restricted. (of time)
  • (obsolete) Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
  • (obsolete) Handy; adroit; brisk.
  • (poker) Of a player, who plays very few hands.
  • (poker) Using a strategy which involves playing very few hands.
  • (informal, of persons) Intimate, close, close-knit.
  • (US, slang, motor racing) A car with understeer, primarily used to describe NASCAR stock cars.
  • (New York) Angry or irritated.
  • (slang, vulgar, of either a woman's anus or her vagina) still intact due to her still being a virgin.

adverb

  • Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.
  • Soundly.
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Examples of "tight" in Sentences

  • The seal was closed tight.
  • Morning presages tight week.
  • I tried to wear a tight bodice dress.
  • The new version seems agreeably tight.
  • Hold tight all the man and all the girls.
  • He was, in fact, laconic and tight lipped.
  • He is the tight ends coach for the Seahawks.
  • The balance is pretty good and the prose tight.
  • A tight junction is formed between the parasite and erythrocyte.
  • The arrangements are concise, the musicianship tight and impassioned.

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