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English Dictionary: tight	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for tight
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tight adv firmly or closely; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight" Synonym(s): fast, tight in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard" Synonym(s): close, closely, tight adj 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" Antonym(s): loose pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope" Synonym(s): taut, tight set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration; "in tight formation"; "a tight blockade" pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed" Synonym(s): compressed, tight (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip" Synonym(s): mean, mingy, miserly, tight affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money"; "a tight market" of such close construction as to be impermeable; "a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house" Antonym(s): leaky of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave" Synonym(s): close, tight securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid; "the bolts are tight" (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game" Synonym(s): close, tight very drunk Synonym(s): besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation" Synonym(s): nasty, tight demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures" Synonym(s): rigorous, stringent, tight packed closely together; "they stood in a tight little group"; "hair in tight curls"; "the pub was packed tight"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tie \Tie\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tied}(Obs. {Tight}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Tying}.] [OE. ti[?]en, teyen, AS. t[c6]gan, ti[82]gan, fr. te[a0]g, te[a0]h, a rope; akin to Icel. taug, and AS. te[a2]n to draw, to pull. See {Tug}, v. t., and cf. {Tow} to drag.] 1. To fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind. [bd]Tie the kine to the cart.[b8] --1 Sam. vi. 7. My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. --Prov. vi. 20,21. 2. To form, as a knot, by interlacing or complicating a cord; also, to interlace, or form a knot in; as, to tie a cord to a tree; to knit; to knot. [bd]We do not tie this knot with an intention to puzzle the argument.[b8] --Bp. Burnet. 3. To unite firmly; to fasten; to hold. In bond of virtuous love together tied. --Fairfax. 4. To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to confine. Not tied to rules of policy, you find Revenge less sweet than a forgiving mind. --Dryden. 5. (Mus.) To unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved line, or slur, drawn over or under them. 6. To make an equal score with, in a contest; to be even with. {To ride and tie}. See under {Ride}. {To tie down}. (a) To fasten so as to prevent from rising. (b) To restrain; to confine; to hinder from action. {To tie up}, to confine; to restrain; to hinder from motion or action.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tight \Tight\, v. t. To tighten. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tight \Tight\, obs. p. p. of {Tie}. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tight \Tight\, a. [Compar. {Tighter}; superl. {Tightest}.] [OE. tight, thiht; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. [?][c7]ttr, Dan. t[91]t, Sw. t[84]t: akin to D. & G. dicht thick, tight, and perhaps to E. thee to thrive, or to thick. Cf. {Taut}.] 1. Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot. 2. 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. 3. Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment. 4. Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy. Clad very plain, but clean and tight. --Evelyn. I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight. --Gay. 5. Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings. [Colloq.] 6. Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out. 7. Handy; adroit; brisk. [Obs.] --Shak. 8. Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. [Slang] 9. (Com.) Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market. Cf. {Easy}, 7.