tight

tight  (tt)

adj. tight·er, tight·est

1. Fixed or fastened firmly in place: a tight lid; tight screws; a tight knot.

2. Stretched or drawn out fully: a tight wire; a tight drumhead.

3. Of such close construction as to be impermeable: cloth tight enough to hold water; warm in our tight little cabin.

4.

a. Leaving little empty space through compression; compact: a tight suitcase; a tight weave.

b. Affording little spare time; full: a tight schedule.

5. Closely reasoned or concise: a tight argument; a tight style of writing.

6. Fitting close or too close to the skin; snug: a tight collar; a fit that was much too tight.

7. Slang Personally close; intimate: "me and the D.A., who happen to be very tight with one another" Tom Wolfe.

8. Experiencing a feeling of constriction: a tight feeling in the chest.

9. Reluctant to spend or give; stingy.

10.

a. Obtainable with difficulty or only at a high price: tight money.

b. Affected by scarcity: a tight market.

11. Difficult to deal with or get out of: a tight spot.

12. Barely profitable: a tight bargain.

13. Closely contested; close: a tight match.

14. Chiefly British Neat and trim in appearance or arrangement.

15. Marked by full control over elements or subordinates; firm: tight management; a tight orchestral performance.

16. Slang Intoxicated; drunk.

17. Baseball Inside.

adv. tight·er, tight·est

1. Firmly; securely.

2. Soundly: sleep tight.

3. Snugly or with constriction: My shoes are laced too tight.

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[Middle English, dense, of Scandinavian origin.]

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tightly adv.

tightness n.

Synonyms: tight, taut, tense¹
These adjectives mean not slack or loose on account of being pulled or drawn out fully: a tight skirt; taut sails; tense piano strings.

Usage Note: Tight is used as an adverb following verbs that denote a process of closure or constriction, as squeeze, shut, close, tie, and hold. In this use it is subtly distinct from the adverb tightly. Tight denotes the state resulting from the process, whereas tightly denotes the manner of its application. As such, tight is more appropriate when the focus is on a state that endures for some time after the activity has ended. The sentence She closed up the house tight suggests preparation for an impending blizzard. By the same token, it is more natural to say The windows were frozen tight than The windows were frozen tightly, since in this case the tightness of the seal is not likely to be the result of the manner in which the windows were frozen. With a few verbs tight is used idiomatically as an intensive and is the only possible form: sleep tight; sit tight. Tight can be used only following the verb: The house was shut tight (not tight shut).

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tight

Adjective

1. stretched or drawn taut: loosening-up of tight muscles

2. closely fitting: wearing a jacket that was too tight for him

3. made, fixed, or closed firmly and securely: a tight band

4. constructed so as to prevent the passage of water, air, etc.: watertight, airtight

5. cramped and allowing very little room for movement: they squeezed him into the tight space

6. unyielding or stringent: tight security

7. (of a situation) difficult or dangerous

8. allowing only the minimum time or money for doing something: we have been working to a tight schedule

9. Brit, Austral & NZ informal mean or miserly

10. (of a match or game) very close or even

11. Informal drunk

12. (of a corner or turn) turning through a large angle in a short distance: the boat skidded round in a tight turn

Adverb

in a close, firm, or secure way: they held each other tight [Old Norse thēttr of close texture]

tightly adv
tightness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	tight - 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" tight - of such close construction as to be impermeable; "a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house" tense - taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings" loose - not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"
	2.	tight - pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope" taut tense - taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings"
	3.	tight - set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration; "in tight formation"; "a tight blockade" invulnerable - immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs"
	4.	tight - pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed" compressed shut, closed - used especially of mouth or eyes; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight"
	5.	tight - (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip" mingy, miserly, mean stingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"
	6.	tight - affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money"; "a tight market" economic science, economics, political economy - the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management scarce - deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"
	7.	tight - of such close construction as to be impermeable; "a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house" tight - 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" impermeable - preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through; "impermeable stone"; "an impermeable layer of scum"; "a coat impermeable to rain" seaworthy - fit for a sea voyage leaky - permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases ; "a leaky roof"; "a leaky defense system"
	8.	tight - of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave" close fine - of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust"
	9.	tight - securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid; "the bolts are tight" secure - not likely to fail or give way; "the lock was secure"; "a secure foundation"; "a secure hold on her wrist"
	10.	tight - (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game" close equal - having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law"
	11.	tight - very drunk besotted, blind drunk, blotto, pie-eyed, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, crocked, fuddled, pissed, pixilated, plastered, cockeyed, loaded, wet, stiff jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" drunk, inebriated, intoxicated - stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated"
	12.	tight - exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation" nasty difficult, hard - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"
	13.	tight - demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures" stringent, rigorous demanding - requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding"
	14.	tight - packed closely together; "they stood in a tight little group"; "hair in tight curls"; "the pub was packed tight" compact - closely and firmly united or packed together; "compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers"
Adv.	1.	tight - firmly or closely; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight" fast
	2.	tight - in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard" close, closely

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tight

adjective 1. close-fitting, narrow, cramped, snug, constricted, close << OPPOSITE loose

adjective 2. secure, firm, fast, fixed

adjective 3. taut, stretched, tense, rigid, stiff << OPPOSITE slack

adjective 4. strict, stringent, severe, tough, harsh, stern, rigid, rigorous, uncompromising, inflexible, unyielding << OPPOSITE easy-going

adjective 5. sealed, watertight, impervious, sound, proof, hermetic << OPPOSITE open

adjective 6. close, even, well-matched, near, hard-fought, evenly-balanced << OPPOSITE uneven

adjective 7. (Informal) miserly, mean, stingy, close, sparing, grasping, parsimonious, niggardly, penurious, tightfisted << OPPOSITE generous

adjective 8. difficult, tough, dangerous, tricky, sticky (informal) hazardous, troublesome, problematic, precarious, perilous, worrisome, ticklish

adjective 9. (Informal) drunk, intoxicated, flying (slang) bombed (slang) stoned (slang) wasted (slang) smashed (slang) steaming (slang) wrecked (slang) out of it (slang) plastered (slang) blitzed (slang) lit up (slang) stewed (slang) pickled (informal) bladdered (slang) under the influence (informal) tipsy, legless (informal) paralytic (informal) sozzled (informal) steamboats Scot. (slang) tiddly (slang), chiefly Brit. half cut Brit. (slang) zonked (slang) blotto (slang) inebriated, out to it Austral., N.Z. (slang) three sheets to the wind (slang) in your cups, half seas over Brit. (informal) bevvied (dialect) pie-eyed (slang) << OPPOSITE sober

Translations

tight [taɪt] adj [rope] → tirante; [money] → escaso; [clothes, budget] → ajustado; [programme] → apretado;

(col) (= drunk); borracho

adv [squeeze] → muy fuerte; [shut] → herméticamente;

to be packed tight [suitcase] → estar completamente lleno; [people] → estar apretados;

everybody hold tight! → ¡agárense bien!

tight [taɪt] adj [rope] → tendu(e) → raide; [clothes] → étroit(e) → très juste; [budget, programme, bend] → serré(e); [control] → strict(e) → sévère;

(inf) (= drunk); ivre, rond(e)

adv [squeeze] → très fort; [shut] → à bloc, hermétiquement;

to be packed tight [suitcase] → être bourré(e); [people] → être serré(e);

hold tight! → accrochez-vous bien!

tight [taɪt] adj [screw, knot, grip] → fest; [shoes, clothes, bend] → eng; [security] → streng (= budget, money); knapp (= schedule); gedrängt;

(inf) (= drunk); voll;

(000) (= stingy); knickerig

adv → fest;

to be packed tight [suitcase] → prallvoll sein; [room] → gerammelt voll sein;

everybody hold tight! → alle festhalten!

tight [taɪt] adj [rope] → teso/a, tirato/a; [clothes] → stretto/a; [budget, programme, bend] → stretto/a; [control] → severo/a, fermo/a;

(col) (= drunk); sbronzo/a

adv [squeeze] → fortemente; [shut] → ermeticamente;

to be packed tight [suitcase] → essere pieno zeppo; [people] → essere pigiati;

everybody hold tight! → tenetevi stretti! see also tights

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tight

adj tight [tait]

1 fitting very or too closely I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight. styf مُحْكَم الإغْلاق затегнат těsný stram fest, eng σφιχτός, στενός apretado; estrecho tihedalt ümber, kitsas تنگ؛ کیپ tiukka serré סָגוּר חָזָק, הָדוּק मजबूत tijesan, uzan szoros ketat þéttur, þröngur stretto きつい 꽉 끼는 aptemptas, siauras, prigludęs ciešs; pieguļošs ketat strak tett(sittende), stram ciasny, ściśle przylegający apertado strâns; strâmt плотный;тугой; тесный tesný tesen uzak hårt åtsittande, snäv, tajt คับแน่น dar, sıkı 緊的 щільний; тісний کسا ہوا، جکڑا ہوا chật 紧的

2 stretched to a great extent; not loose He made sure that the ropes were tight. styf, stewig مَشْدود опънат natažený, utažený stram; spændt straff τεντωμένος apretado pingul کشیده kireällä tendu מָתוּחַ कसा हुआ pritegnut, napet feszes kencang fastur, vel hertur stretto, teso ぴんと張った 팽팽한 įtemptas savilkts; nostiepts ketat gespannen stram, trukket hardt til naciągnięty esticado întins туго завязанный natiahnutý napet zategnut spänd ผูกแน่น gergin, sıkı gerilmiş 繃緊的，牢固的 тугий; туго натягнений تنا ہوا chặt 绷紧的，牢固的

3 (of control etc) strict and very careful She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions. streng صارِم затегнат přísný, strohý skarp streng αυστηρός, προσεκτικός riguroso, estricto range سخت؛ شدید tiukka strict הָדוּק तंग čvrst, nepopustljiv szigorú keras strangur, öruggur saldo, stretto 厳しい 엄격한 griežtas stingrs; ciešs teguh vast streng ścisły rigoroso strict строгий prísny natančen strog hård, sträng เข้มงวด sıkı, sert 嚴格的 суворий مضبوط nghiêm khắc 严格的

4 not allowing much time We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight. besig مَحْشور، ضَيِّق оскъден těsný stram dicht στριμωγμένος, που δε διαθέτει πολύ χρόνο apretado tihe فشرده kireä serré צָפוּף दृढ़ kratak, zbijen szoros (határidő) ketat knappur serrato つまった 여유가 없는 perkrautas, įtemptas noslogots; blīvi plānots (laika ziņā) ketat overladen knapp, stram napięty apertado aglo­merat жёсткий tesný tesen gust pressad, tajt ที่ไม่มีเวลาว่าง sıkışık, yoğun (時間)緊的 стиснений جس ميں زيادہ وقت نہ بچتا ہو có ít thời gian （时间）紧的

adv

(also ˈtightly) closely; with no extra room or space The bags were packed tight / tightly packed. dig مَحْشو стегнато natěsnaně tæt dicht σφιχτά, στριμωχτά bien cerrado; apretado tihedalt متراکم؛ کاملاً پر tiiviisti bien serré צָפוּף, דָחוּס कसकर, तानकर, मज़बूती से tijesno, zbijeno szorosan rapat þétt stretto ぎっしり 단단히 kietai cieši; blīvi padat propvol tett ciasno apertado burduşit плотно; туго tesne tesno gusto full[] อย่างคับแน่น sıkı sıkıya, sıkıca 裝緊地，擠滿地 тісно; щільно تنگي سے chặt chẽ 装紧地，挤满地

-tight

dig مُحْكَم -непропусклив -těsně -tæt ...-dicht -στεγής (ως β΄ συνθ.), στεγανός hermético -kindel ناپذیر؛ ضد tiivis hermétique, étanche אטום अछिद्र -otporan, nepropustan -mentes, -álló kedap -þéttur ermetico, impermeabile －を通さない 「...이 스미지 않는」이란 뜻의 연결형 nepralaidus (kam nors) ūdens necaurlaidīgs kedap {#169}dicht -tett -szczelny estanque ermetic, etanş -непроницаемый -tesný neprepusten zapečaćen -tät ที่ผนึกแน่น ... geçirmez/sızdırmaz ...密封 непроникний для (чого) بستہ kín ...密封

v ˈtighten

to make or become tight or tighter. verdig يَشُد، يُحْكِم الإغْلاق стягам (u)těsnit stramme anziehen σφίγγω, σφίγγομαι, τεντώνω, τεντώνομαι apretar; tensar; cerrar herméticamente pinguldama, pingulduma تنگ کردن؛ محکمتر کردن tiukentaa, tiivistyä tendre לְהַדֵק कसना zategnuti, pritegnuti megszorít mengencangkan þétta, herða stringere 締める ...을 꽉 죄다; 팽팽해지다 į(si)tempti, su(si)veržti savilkt; nostiept mengetatkan strakker doen worden stramme(s) zacieśniać, naciągać apertar a (se) întinde, a (se) strânge сжимать(ся) (u)tesniť napeti stegnuti spänna[], sträcka[], skärpa[] ทำให้แน่นหนา sıkış(tır)mak, gerginleş(tir)mek 繃緊 стягувати(ся); ущільнювати مضبوط کرنا làm chặt 绷紧

n ˈtightness

digtheid إحْكام، شَد стегнатост těsnost, strohost stramhed die Dichtheit σφίξιμο, τέντωμα cualidad de apretado/hermético; carácter riguroso pingulolek, tihedus تنگی ahtaus étroitesse; sévérité אָטִימוּת, דְחִיסוּת दृढ़ता tjesnoća, napetost (ki)feszülés; szorosan zár(ód)ás kekencangan þéttleiki; harka strettezza きつさ 꽉 죄여져 있음 įtempimas, prikimšimas, suveržimas blīvums; nostiepums; sasprindzinājums keketatan strakheid fasthet, stramhet, tranghet szczelność, ciasnota, obcisłość aperto etanşeitate; încordare напряжённость;стеснённость tesnosť, strohosť tesnost stegnutost snävhet, trånghet ความหนาแน่น sıkılık 緊 напруженість سختي، جکڑ sự chặt 紧

n pl tights

a close-fitting (usually nylon or woollen) garment covering the feet, legs and body to the waist She bought three pairs of tights. kousbroek جَوارِب طَويلَه ضَيِّقَه تُغَطّي القِسْم الأسْفَل من رِجْلَي المرأَه чорапогащи punčocháče strømpebukser die Strumpfhose καλσόν medias sukkpüksid جوراب شلواری sukkahousut collant גַרבּוֹנִים कड़ाई tijesne gaće, triko harisnyanadrág celana dalam sokkabuxur collant タイツ 타이츠 pėdkelnės zeķbikses; (dejotāja) triko seluar sama sendat panty strømpebukse, trikot rajstopy meia-calça dres колготки pančucháče triko hulahopke strumpbyxor เสื้อรัดรูปของนักกายกรรม tayt, külotlu çorap 緊身衣褲 колготки چست کپڑا quần chật ống, áo nịt 紧身衣裤

adj ˌtight-ˈfisted

mean and ungenerous with money a tight-fisted employer. suinig شَحيح اليَد، بَخيل стиснат lakomý nærig knauserig σφιχτοχέρης tacaño, agarrado kitsi خسیس pihi radin קַמצָן कंजूस škrt szűkmarkú kikir nískur avaro けちな 인색한 šykštus, kietas spoks kedekut krenterig gnien, gjerrig skąpy sovina strâns la pungă прижимистый lakomý skopuški škrt snål, knusslig ซึ่งพอดีตัว eli sıkı, cimri 吝嗇的 скупий, скнарий بخيل، کمينہ hà tiện 吝啬的

n ˈtightrope

a tightly-stretched rope or wire on which acrobats balance. hoogtou حَبل البَهْلَوان опънато въже visuté lano line das Drahtseil (τεντωμένο) σχοινί ακροβασίας cuerda floja köis طناب سیرک nuora corde raide חֶבֶל מָתוּחַ नटकी रस्सी nategnuto uže ili žica kifeszített kötél tali akrobat lína fune 張り綱 (줄타기용의) 팽팽히 맨 밧줄 lynas nostiepta virve tali tegang strak koord line lina corda bamba funie întinsă натянутый канат visuté lano napeta vrv žica lina ลวดขึงตึง (ใช้เดินไต่ลวด) cambaz ipi (供雜技等演員走索用的)繃索 туго натягнутий канат مداري کي رسي dây kéo căng （供杂技等演员走索用的）绷索

a tight corner/spot

a difficult position or situation His refusal to help put her in a tight corner/spot. in 'n moeilike situasie في وَرْطَه، في مأزِق трудна ситуация tíseň vanskelig situation die Klemme δύσκολη θέση en un aprieto, entre la espada y la pared raske olukord تنگنا hankala tilanne situation difficile לִהיוֹת בְּמַצָב קָשֶה u škripcu, u teškoj situaciji szorult helyzet kesulitan erfið staða (situazione difficile) 窮地 궁지 kampas, sunki padėtis grūta situācija; spīlēs kesulitan een moeilijke situatie knipe, klemme krytyczna sytuacja entre a espada e a parede la ananghie трудное положение tieseň; do úzkych v škripcih teškoća en knipa สถานะคับขัน zor/sıkışık durum 處境困難 скрутне становище مشکل مقام tình huống khó khăn 处境困难

tighten one's belt

to make sacrifices and reduce one's standard of living If the economy gets worse, we shall just have to tighten our belts. rieme dunner sny يَشُد الحِزام، يُنْزِلُ مُسْتَوى المَعيشَه затягам колана utáhnout si opasek spænde livremmen ind den Gürtel enger schnallen σφίγγω το ζωνάρι apretar(se) el cinturón püksirihma pingutama امساک کردن؛ سختی کشیدن kiristää vyötä se serrer la ceinture לְהַדֵק אֶת הַחֲגוֹרָה pritegnuti remen összébb húzza a nadrágszíját menghemat herða sultarólina tirare la cinghia 切りつめる 내핍생활을 하다 suveržti diržą savilkt ciešāk siksnu mengikat perut de buikriem aanhalen stramme beltet zacisnąć pasa apertar o cinto a strânge cureaua потуже затянуть пояс utiahnuť si opasok zategniti pas stegnuti kaiš dra åt svångremmen ประหยัด kemerini sıkmak 勒緊褲帶，節約度日 покласти зуби на полицю قرباني دينا، معيار زندگي گھٹا دينا chi tiêu chắt bóp 勒紧裤带，节约度日