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 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