a.
1.
Compact, firm, firmly held together.
2.
Close, fast, not open, not leaky.
3.
Close-fitting, not loose.
4.
Tense, stretched, taught.
5.
Close.
6.
Whole, neat.
7.
( Colloq. ) Fuddled, boozy, disguised, mellow, in liquor, high, in one's cups, somewhat intoxicated.
8.
( Colloq. , U. S. ) Stringent ( as the money market ).
9.
( Colloq. , U. S. ) Parsimonious, stingy, penurious, hard, close-fisted.