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tight
[ tahyt ]
adjective
- firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure:
a tight knot.
- drawn or stretched so as to be tense; taut.
- affording little or no extra room; fitting closely, especially too closely:
a tight collar.
- difficult to deal with or manage:
to be in a tight situation.
- of such close or compacted texture, or fitted together so closely, as to be impervious to water, air, steam, etc.:
a good, tight roof.
a tight style of writing.
his tight control of the company.
- carefully arranged or organized and full; affording little leeway; packed:
a tight schedule.
- nearly even; close:
a tight race.
- Informal.
- close, as friends; familiar or intimate.
- united:
The strikers are tight in their refusal to accept the proposed contract.
Synonyms: , , , ,
Your new place is tight!
- characterized by scarcity or eager demand; limited; restricted:
a tight job market;
tight money.
- Journalism. (of a newspaper) having more news available than is required for or utilizable in a particular issue.
- Baseball. inside ( def 18 ).
- Scot. and North England. competent or skillful.
- neatly or well built or made.
adverb
- in a tight manner; closely; securely; tautly; firmly:
Shut the door tight.
The shirt fit tight across the shoulders.
- soundly or deeply:
to sleep tight.
tight
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adjective
- stretched or drawn so as not to be loose; taut
a tight cord
- fitting or covering in a close manner
a tight dress
- held, made, fixed, or closed firmly and securely
a tight knot
- of close and compact construction or organization, esp so as to be impervious to water, air, etc
- ( in combination )
watertight
airtight
- unyielding or stringent
to keep a tight hold on resources
- cramped or constricted
a tight fit
- mean or miserly
- difficult and problematic
a tight situation
- hardly profitable
a tight bargain
- economics
- (of a commodity) difficult to obtain; in excess demand
- (of funds, money, etc) difficult and expensive to borrow because of high demand or restrictive monetary policy
- (of markets) characterized by excess demand or scarcity with prices tending to rise Compare easy
- (of a match or game) very close or even
- (of a team or group, esp of a pop group) playing well together, in a disciplined coordinated way
- informal.drunk
- informal.(of a person) showing tension
- archaic.neat
adverb
- in a close, firm, or secure way
pull it tight
- sit tight
- to wait patiently; bide one's time
- to maintain one's position, stand, or opinion firmly
- sleep tightto sleep soundly
Derived Forms
- ˈ³Ù¾±²µ³ó³Ù±ô²â, adverb
- ˈ³Ù¾±²µ³ó³Ù²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- ³Ù¾±²µ³ó³Ùl²â adverb
- ³Ù¾±²µ³ó³Ùn±ð²õ²õ noun
- ´Çv±ð°ù·³Ù¾±²µ³ó³Ù adjective
- over·³Ù¾±²µ³ó³Ùl²â adverb
- over·³Ù¾±²µ³ó³Ùn±ð²õ²õ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of tight1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of tight1
Idioms and Phrases
- sit tight, to take no action.
More idioms and phrases containing tight
- in a bind (tight corner)
- sit tight
Example Sentences
We were simply squeezing the dream too tight.
He still does the “New Heights†podcast with brother Travis Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end and boyfriend of Taylor Swift.
It's forecast to be a tight contest that could flip control of the Midwestern state's top court, which is currently controlled 4-3 by liberal justices.
"Everything else is going up and it's getting tighter and tighter," she said.
"We are considering a series of new measures which would achieve this such as enhanced checks by recipients of donations and tighter controls on donors, including more restrictions around company donations."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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