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tight
adjective(tight)
very drunk
tight
adjective(tight)
of textiles
Synonyms: close,
Examples:
Smooth percale with a very tight weave.
tight
adjective(tight)
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
Synonyms: mean, mingy, miserly,
tight
adjective(tight)
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
Synonyms: rigorous, stringent,
Examples:
Tight security.
tight
adverb(tight)
in an attentive manner
Synonyms: close, closely,
tight
adjective(tight)
pressed tightly together
Synonyms: compressed,
tight
adverb(tight)
firmly or closely
Synonyms: fast,
Examples:
Held tight.
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adjective(tight)
pulled or drawn tight
Synonyms: taut,
Examples:
A tight drumhead.
A tight rope.
tight
adjective(tight)
exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
Synonyms: nasty,
Examples:
A good man to have on your side in a tight situation.
tight
adjective(tight)
(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
Synonyms: close,
Examples:
A tight game.
tight
adjective(tight)
affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
Examples:
Tight money.
A tight market.
tight
adjective(tight)
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
Antonyms: loose,
Examples:
Tight skirts.
He hated tight starched collars.
Fingers closed in a tight fist.
A tight feeling in his chest.
tight
adjective(tight)
of such close construction as to be impermeable
Antonyms: leaky,
Examples:
A tight roof.
Warm in our tight little house.
tight
adjective(tight)
packed closely together
Examples:
They stood in a tight little group.
Hair in tight curls.
The pub was packed tight.
tight
adjective(tight)
securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid
Examples:
The bolts are tight.
tight
adjective(tight)
set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration
Examples:
In tight formation.
A tight blockade.

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