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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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Definition that contains tight
  • screw tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions
  • swimsuit tight fitting garment worn for swimming
  • tightrope tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground
  • pique tightly woven fabric with raised cords
  • swimwear tight fitting garment worn for swimming
  • coarctation tight or narrow compression
  • constriction tight or narrow compression
  • retrench tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
  • maillot tights for dancers or gymnasts
  • churidars tight trousers worn by people from the Indian subcontinent (typically with a kameez or kurta)
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