p.p. of tie.
2. tight ·superl handy; adroit; brisk.
3. tight ·- of tie.
4. tight ·superl somewhat intoxicated; tipsy.
5. tight ·superl not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
6. tight ·vt to tighten.
7. tight ·superl close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings.
8. tight ·superl fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment.
9. tight ·superl firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot.
10. tight ·superl pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear;
said of money or the money market. ·cf. easy, 7.
11. tight ·superl not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut;
applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.
12. 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.