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Tight

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Definitions for Tight

adjective
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
Examples
  1. tight skirts
  2. he hated tight starched collars
  3. fingers closed in a tight fist
  4. a tight feeling in his chest
adjective
pulled or drawn tight
Synonyms
taut
Examples
  1. taut sails
  2. a tight drumhead
  3. a tight rope
adjective
set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration
Examples
  1. in tight formation
  2. a tight blockade
adjective
pressed tightly together
Synonyms
compressed
Examples
  1. with lips compressed
adjective
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
Synonyms
mean mingy miserly
Examples
  1. a mean person
  2. he left a miserly tip
adjective
affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
Examples
  1. tight money
  2. a tight market
adjective
of such close construction as to be impermeable
Examples
  1. a tight roof
  2. warm in our tight little house
adjective
of textiles
Synonyms
close
Examples
  1. a close weave
  2. smooth percale with a very tight weave
adjective
securely or solidly fixed in place
Examples
  1. rigid
  2. the bolts are tight
adjective
(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
Synonyms
close
Examples
  1. a close contest
  2. a close election
  3. a tight game
adjective
very drunk
Synonyms
besotted blind drunk blotto crocked cockeyed fuddled loaded pie-eyed pissed pixilated plastered slopped sloshed smashed soaked soused sozzled squiffy stiff wet
adjective
exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
Synonyms
nasty
Examples
  1. a nasty problem
  2. a good man to have on your side in a tight situation
adjective
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
Synonyms
rigorous stringent
Examples
  1. rigorous discipline
  2. tight security
  3. stringent safety measures
adjective
packed closely together
Examples
  1. they stood in a tight little group
  2. hair in tight curls
  3. the pub was packed tight
adverb
firmly or closely
Synonyms
fast
Examples
  1. held fast to the rope
  2. her foot was stuck fast
  3. held tight
adverb
in an attentive manner
Synonyms
close closely
Examples
  1. he remained close on his guard

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