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Definitions of tight
  1. adjective
    very drunk
  2. adjective
    of textiles
    "smooth percale with a very tight weave"

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  3. adjective
    (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
  4. adjective
    demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
    "tight security"
  5. adverb
    in an attentive manner

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  6. adjective
    pressed tightly together

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  7. adverb
    firmly or closely
    "held tight"

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  8. adjective
    pulled or drawn tight
    "a tight drumhead" "a tight rope"

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  9. adjective
    exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
    "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation"

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  10. adjective
    (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
    "a tight game"

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  11. adjective
    affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
    "tight money" "a tight market"

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  12. adjective
    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"
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  13. adjective
    of such close construction as to be impermeable
    "a tight roof" "warm in our tight little house"
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  14. adjective
    packed closely together
    "they stood in a tight little group" "hair in tight curls" "the pub was packed tight"

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  15. adjective
    securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid
    "the bolts are tight"

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  16. adjective
    set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration
    "in tight formation" "a tight blockade"

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Examples of tight
  • "smooth percale with a very tight weave"
  • "tight security"
  • "held tight"
  • "a tight drumhead"
  • "a tight rope"
  • "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation"
  • "a tight game"
  • "tight money"
  • "a tight market"
  • "tight skirts"
  • "he hated tight starched collars"
  • "fingers closed in a tight fist"
  • "a tight feeling in his chest"
  • "a tight roof"
  • "warm in our tight little house"
  • "they stood in a tight little group"
  • "hair in tight curls"
  • "the pub was packed tight"
  • "the bolts are tight"
  • "in tight formation"
  • "a tight blockade"
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