tight tight /ˈtaɪt/

adjective

1. () Closely constrained, constricted or constricting  ( tight )
   closely constrained, constricted or constricting
    Tight skirts
   tight skirts
    He hated tight starched collars
   he hated tight starched collars
    Fingers closed in a tight fist
   fingers closed in a tight fist
    A tight feeling in his chest
   a tight feeling in his chest
   
2. () Pulled or drawn tight  ( tight , taut )
   pulled or drawn tight
    Taut sails
   taut sails
    A tight drumhead
   a tight drumhead
    A tight rope
   a tight rope
   
3. () (economics) affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow  ( tight )
   (economics) affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
    Tight money
   tight money
    A tight market
   a tight market
   
4. () (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity  ( mean , mingy , miserly , tight )
   (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
    A mean person
   a mean person
    He left a miserly tip
   he left a miserly tip
   
5. () Pressed tightly together  ( compressed , tight )
   pressed tightly together
    With lips compressed
   with lips compressed
   
6. () Set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration  ( tight )
   set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration
    In tight formation
   in tight formation
    A tight blockade
   a tight blockade
   
7. Packed closely together  ( tight )
   packed closely together
    They stood in a tight little group
   they stood in a tight little group
    Hair in tight curls
   hair in tight curls
    The pub was packed tight
   the pub was packed tight
   
8. Demanding strict attention to rules and procedures  ( stringent , tight , rigorous )
   demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
    Rigorous discipline
   rigorous discipline
    Tight security
   tight security
    Stringent safety measures
   stringent safety measures
   
9. Exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent  ( nasty , tight )
   exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
    A nasty problem
   a nasty problem
    A good man to have on your side in a tight situation
   a good man to have on your side in a tight situation
   
10. [Informal] Very drunk  ( besotted [Archaic] , blind drunk [Informal] , blotto [Informal] , cockeyed [Informal] , fuddled [Informal] , loaded [Informal, N. American] , pie-eyed [Informal] , pissed [Informal, British] , pixilated [Informal] , plastered [Informal] , slopped , sloshed [Informal] , smashed [Informal] , soaked [Informal] , soused [Informal] , sozzled [Informal] , squiffy , stiff [Informal] , tight [Informal] , wet [Informal] , bevvied [Informal, British] , crocked [Informal, N. American] , bladdered [Informal, British] , blitzed [Informal] , blootered [Dialect, UK] , bombed [Informal] , juiced [Informal, N. American] , liquored up [ N. American] , lit up [Slang] , mullered [Informal, British] , off one's face [Informal, British] , rat-arsed [British, Vulgar] , shitfaced [Vulgar] , shit-faced [Vulgar] , stinko [Informal] , stonkered [Informal, Australian, New Zeland] , swacked [Informal, N. American] , tanked up [Informal] , three sheets to the wind [Informal] , trashed [Informal] , trolleyed [Informal, British] , trollied [Informal, British] )
    very drunk
    
11. (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched  ( tight , close )
    (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
     A close contest
    a close contest
     A close election
    a close election
     A tight game
    a tight game
    
12. Of such close construction as to be impermeable  ( tight )
    of such close construction as to be impermeable
     A tight roof
    a tight roof
     Warm in our tight little house
    warm in our tight little house
    
13. Securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid  ( tight )
    securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid
     The bolts are tight
    the bolts are tight
    
14. Of textiles  ( close , tight )
    of textiles
     A close weave
    a close weave
     Smooth percale with a very tight weave
    smooth percale with a very tight weave
    

adverb

1. () Firmly or closely  ( fast , tight )
   firmly or closely
    Held fast to the rope
   held fast to the rope
    Her foot was stuck fast
   her foot was stuck fast
    Held tight
   held tight
   
2. () In an attentive manner  ( tight , closely , close )
   in an attentive manner
    He remained close on his guard
   he remained close on his guard