tight

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adj., adv.

1 not loose

VERBS

▪ be, feel, look, seem

▪ become, get, go

▪ Those jeans are getting too tight for me.

▪ The rope suddenly went tight.

▪ hold, hold on

▪ ‘Hold tight!’ She increased her grip.

▪ clamp sth, clench sth, close sth, draw sth, pull sth, shut sth, squeeze sth, stretch sth, tie sth, wrap sth

▪ His jaw was clenched tight.

▪ Every muscle in her face was drawn tight.

▪ Shut your eyes tight.

▪ The cloth was stretched tight over the frame.

▪ keep sth, make sth

▪ Keep the rope tight.

▪ clutch sb/sth, grip sb/sth, hold sb/sth, hug sb/sth

▪ He held his children tight.

ADVERB

▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.

▪ a little, slightly, etc.

2 with not much time/money to spare

VERBS

▪ be, look, seem

▪ get

▪ I think we'd better leave—time's getting very tight.

ADVERB

▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.

▪ a little, slightly, etc.

3 controlled very strictly

VERBS

▪ be, seem

▪ become

▪ remain

▪ Security at the airport remains tight.

ADVERB

▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.

▪ incredibly

▪ increasingly

Tight is used with these nouns: ↑ball, ↑bandage, ↑bend, ↑blockade, ↑blouse, ↑bowling, ↑budget, ↑bun, ↑check, ↑chest, ↑circle, ↑close-up, ↑clothes, ↑clothing, ↑coil, ↑collar, ↑confines, ↑connection, ↑constraint, ↑contest, ↑control, ↑cordon, ↑corner, ↑curl, ↑curve, ↑deadline, ↑dress, ↑elastic, ↑embrace, ↑feeling, ↑finance, ↑finish, ↑fist, ↑fit, ↑focus, ↑formation, ↑game, ↑grasp, ↑grip, ↑group, ↑hold, ↑huddle, ↑hug, ↑jeans, ↑jumper, ↑knot, ↑lid, ↑limit, ↑link, ↑margin, ↑mouth, ↑muscle, ↑pants, ↑race, ↑regulation, ↑restriction, ↑schedule, ↑security, ↑shirt, ↑shorts, ↑shoulder, ↑skirt, ↑squeeze, ↑strap, ↑string, ↑T-shirt, ↑top, ↑trousers, ↑turn, ↑waist
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adv.

Tight is used with these verbs: ↑clamp, ↑clench, ↑hang, ↑hug, ↑stretch, ↑wind

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Synonyms:

Compact, firm, firmly held together / Close, fast, not open, not leaky / Close-fitting, not loose / Tense, stretched, taught / Close / Whole, neat / Fuddled, boozy, disguised, mellow, in liquor, high, in one's cups, somewhat intoxicated / Stringent (as the money market) / Parsimonious, stingy, penurious, hard, close-fisted

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tight — [tīt] adj. [ME, altered (prob. infl. by toght: see TAUT) < thight < OE thight, strong, akin to ON thēttr, Ger dicht, tight, thick < IE base * tenk , to thicken, congeal > MIr tēcht, coagulated] 1. Obs. dense 2. so close or compact in… … English World dictionary
Tight — Tight, a. [Compar. {Tighter} (t[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Tightest}.] [OE. tight, thiht; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. [thorn][=e]ttr, Dan. t[ae]t, Sw. t[ a]t: akin to D. & G. dicht thick, tight, and perhaps to E. thee to thrive, or to thick … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tight — 1 Tight, taut, tense are comparable chiefly in their basic senses in which they mean drawn or stretched to the point where there is no looseness or slackness. Tight implies a drawing around or about something in a way that constricts or binds it… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
tight — tight; tight·en; tight·en·er; tight·ish; tight·ly; tight·ness; un·tight; air·tight·ness; gas·tight·ness; oil·tight·ness; up·tight·ness; wa·ter·tight·ness; weath·er·tight·ness; … English syllables
tight — tight, tightly Tight is used as an adverb in combination with a number of verbs, primarily in commands or instructions: hold tight, sit tight, sleep tight. It also occurs as the first element in a few compound adjectives, e.g. tight fisted, tight … Modern English usage
tight — (adj.) mid 15c., dense, close, compact, from M.E. thight, from O.N. þettr watertight, close in texture, solid, from P.Gmc. *thenkhtuz (Cf. second element in O.E. meteþiht stout from eating; M.H.G. dihte dense, thick, Ger. dicht dense, tight,… … Etymology dictionary
tight — ► ADJECTIVE 1) fixed, closed, or fastened firmly. 2) (of clothes) close fitting. 3) well sealed against something such as water or air. 4) (of a rope, fabric, or surface) stretched so as to leave no slack. 5) (of an area or space) allowing little … English terms dictionary
Tight — Tight … Википедия
Tight A$ — Song by John Lennon from the album Mind Games Released 16 November 1973 Recorded July–August 1973 Genre Rock … Wikipedia
tight — [adj1] close, snug bound, clasped, closefitting, compact, constricted, contracted, cramped, crowded, dense, drawn, enduring, established, fast, firm, fixed, hidebound, inflexible, invulnerable, narrow, quick, rigid, secure, set, skintight, solid … New thesaurus
tight´en|er — tight|en «TY tuhn», transitive verb. to make tight or tighter: »He tightened his belt. –v.i. to become tight or tighter: »The rope tightened as I pulled on it. –tight´en|er, noun … Useful english dictionary

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