English to English
tight
(t/aI/t
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adjective (a)
- closely constrained or constricted or constricting(adj.all)Example:
Tight skirts.
He hated tight starched collars.
Fingers closed in a tight fist.
A tight feeling in his chest.
source: wordnet30 - of such close construction as to be impermeable(adj.all)Example:
A tight roof.
Warm in our tight little house.
source: wordnet30 - Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot.(adjective)source: webster1913
adverb (r)
- firmly or closely(adv.all)Example:
Held tight.
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adjective satellite (s)
- pulled or drawn tight(adj.all)Example:
A tight drumhead.
A tight rope.
source: wordnet30 - set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration(adj.all)Example:
In tight formation.
A tight blockade.
source: wordnet30 - affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow(adj.all)Example:
Tight money.
A tight market.
source: wordnet30 - of textiles(adj.all)Example:
Smooth percale with a very tight weave.
source: wordnet30 - securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid(adj.all)Example:
The bolts are tight.
source: wordnet30 - (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched(adj.all)Example:
A tight game.
source: wordnet30 - exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent(adj.all)Example:
A good man to have on your side in a tight situation.
source: wordnet30 - packed closely together(adj.all)Example:
They stood in a tight little group.
Hair in tight curls.
The pub was packed tight.
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verb (v)
- To tighten.(verb)source: webster1913