TIGHT


Meaning of TIGHT in English

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.

Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Webster.