Definition of tight Tight
/tajˈt/ - [tayt] - tight
We found 51 definitions of tight from 8 different sources.
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What does tight mean?
WordNet
Adjectivetight, tighter, tightest |
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| tight - of such close construction as to be impermeable; "a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house" | ||
| leaky used informally; unable to retain urine | ||
| impermeable preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through; "impermeable stone"; "an impermeable layer of scum"; "a coat impermeable to rain" | ||
| seaworthy fit for a sea voyage | ||
| tight affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money"; "a tight market" | ||
| gas-tight, air-tight, airtight not allowing air or gas to pass in or out | ||
| dripless designed to prevent dripping; "a dripless faucet"; "dripless candles" | ||
| hermetic completely sealed; completely airtight | ||
| leakproof not subject to leaks | ||
| rainproof, waterproof, waterproofed not permitting the passage of water | ||
| snug well and tightly constructed; "a snug house"; "a snug little sailboat" | ||
| 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" | ||
| loose not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel" | ||
| tense taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings" | ||
| tight affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money"; "a tight market" | ||
| choky so tight as to tend to choke; "a choky collar" | ||
| clenched, clinched closed or squeezed together tightly; "a clenched fist"; "his clenched (or clinched) teeth" | ||
| close-fitting, snug, close well and tightly constructed; "a snug house"; "a snug little sailboat" | ||
| skin-tight, skintight so tight as to cling to the skin; "skintight jeans" | ||
| tight-fitting, tight fitting, tightfitting, tightly fitting, skinny fitting snugly; "a tightly-fitting cover"; "tight-fitting clothes" | ||
| tight - affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money"; "a tight market" | ||
| scarce deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought" | ||
| economic science, economics, political economy the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management | ||
| tight - set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration; "in tight formation"; "a tight blockade" | ||
| invulnerable immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs" | ||
| tight - packed closely together; "they stood in a tight little group"; "hair in tight curls"; "the pub was packed tight" | ||
| tight - securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid; "the bolts are tight" | ||
| tight - (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip" | ||
| mean, mingy, miserly | ||
| stingy, ungenerous unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" | ||
| tight - demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures" | ||
| rigorous, stringent | ||
| demanding requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding" | ||
| tight - pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope" | ||
| taut | ||
| tense taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings" | ||
| tight - very drunk | ||
| besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, wet | ||
| inebriated, drunk, intoxicated stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated" | ||
| tight - exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation" | ||
| nasty | ||
| tight - of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave" | ||
| close | ||
| tight - (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game" | ||
| close | ||
| tight - pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed" | ||
| compressed | ||
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Wiktionary 
- tight (Verb)
To tighten. - tight (Adverb)
Firmly, so as not to come loose easily. - tight (Adverb)
Soundly. - tight (Adjective)
Pushed or pulled together. - tight (Adjective)
Of a space, etc, narrow, so that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it. - tight (Adjective)
Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult. - tight (Adjective)
Under high tension. - tight (Adjective)
Well- rehearsed and accurate in execution. - tight (Adjective)
Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk. - tight (Adjective)
Intimately friendly. - tight (Adjective)
Extraordinarily great or special. - tight (Adjective)
Unfair; unkind. - tight (Adjective)
Miserly or frugal. - tight (Adjective)
Scarce, hard to come by. - tight (Adjective)
A player who plays very few hands. - tight (Adjective)
A strategy which involves playing very few hands.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tight
of Tie - tight
p. p. of Tie. - tight (superl.)
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot. - tight (superl.)
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. - tight (superl.)
Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment. - tight (superl.)
Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy. - tight (superl.)
Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings. - tight (superl.)
Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out. - tight (superl.)
Handy; adroit; brisk. - tight (superl.)
Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. - tight (superl.)
Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7. - tight (v. t.)
To tighten.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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Pulled, striving towards something. -
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Manifesting, exercising, or favoring rigor. -
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(For clothes) Fitting very closely to the body, sometimes in an uncomfortable manner. -
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Too tight, not fitting, about clothing or similar.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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tīt, adj. close: compact: rigid: hampered from want of money: snug, trim: not leaky: fitting closely, also too closely: scarce, not easily obtainable: (coll.) unwilling to part with money: tipsy: not loose or free in treatment.—v.t. Tight′en, to make tight or tighter: to straiten.—v.i. to grow tight or tighter.—n. Tight′ener, one who, or that which, tightens: (anat.) a tensor: (slang) a heavy meal.—adv. Tight′ly.—ns. Tight′ness; Tight′rope, a tightly-stretched rope on which rope-dancers perform.—n.pl. Tights, a garment often of silk, closely fitting the body, or at least the legs, worn by acrobats, dancers, &c. [Scand., Ice. þéitr; cf. Dan. tæt, Dut. digt, Ger. dicht.] -
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tīt (Spens.), pa.t. and pa.p. of tie
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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(dicht, Dutch) the quality whereby a vessel resists the penetration of any fluid, whether compressing its surface, or contained within it. Hence a ship is said to be tight, when her planks are so compact and solid as to prevent the entrance of the water in which she is immersed: and a cask is called tight, when the staves are so close that none of the liquid contained therein can issue through or between them. In both senses it is opposed to leaky, which see.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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Close, free from leaks. Hence a ship is said to be tight when no water leaks in; and a cask is called tight when none of the liquid leaks out. Applied to ropes or chains this word becomes taut.
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