What (who) is tight - definition
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Tight (Album); Tight (disambiguation); Tight (album)
tight
adj.
stingy
(colloq.) (esp. AE)
1) tight with (tight with money)
misc.
2) to sit tight ('to maintain one's position')
Tight
·- ·p.p. of Tie.
II. Tight ·superl Handy; adroit; brisk.
III. Tight ·- of Tie.
IV. Tight ·superl Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy.
V. Tight ·superl Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
VI. Tight ·vt To Tighten.
VII. Tight ·superl Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings.
VIII. Tight ·superl Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment.
IX. Tight ·superl Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot.
X. Tight ·superl Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear;
- said of money or the money market. ·cf. Easy, 7.
XI. Tight ·superl Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut;
- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.
XII. Tight ·superl Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, a tight ship; a tight cask; a tight room;
- often used in this sense as the second member of a compound; as, water-tight; air-tight.
tight
¦ adjective
1. fixed or fastened firmly; hard to move, undo, or open.
(of clothes) close-fitting, especially uncomfortably so.
(of a grip) very firm.
well sealed against something such as water or air.
2. (of a rope, fabric, or surface) stretched so as to leave no slack.
tense: a tight smile.
3. (of a form of control) strictly imposed: security was tight at the ceremony.
4. (of a written work or form) concise.
5. (of an organization or group) disciplined or well coordinated.
6. (of an area or space) allowing little room for manoeuvre.
(of money or time) limited; restricted: a tight deadline.
7. secretive.
8. Brit. informal not willing to spend or give much money; mean.
9. informal drunk.
¦ adverb very firmly, closely, or tensely.
Phrases
a tight ship a strictly controlled and disciplined organization or operation.
a tight corner (or spot or place) a difficult situation.
Derivatives
tighten verb
tightly adverb
tightness noun
Origin
ME (in the sense 'healthy, vigorous', later 'firm, solid'): prob. an alt. of thight 'firm, solid', later 'close-packed, dense', of Gmc origin.
Pronunciation examples for tight
1. tight, indistinguishably tight, packed
Mindfulness & Creativity _ Austin Shaw _ Talks at Google
2. you have a very tight, tight--
The Scott Brothers Dream Home _ Talks at Google
3. PATRICK SWEENEY: Tight jaw, tight shoulders?
The Surprising Power of Fear _ Patrick Sweeney _ Talks at Google
4. It's tight.
Broadway's Mean Girls The Musical _ Talks at Google
5. tight performance.
Robotic Musicianship at Georgia Tech _ Professor Gil Weinberg _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of tight
1. Still, she said, "it is tight, tight, tight. . . . Things like aluminum foil, laundry soap, trash bags, you take for granted.
2. Packed courtroom, tight security The courtroom was tense and packed, with security tight for everyone entering.
3. Tight security There was a suicide bomb at this school during the January election, so security was tight.
4. These races are extraordinarily tight," Obama said.
5. China maintains tight control over all religions.