Tight (Adjective)
Meaning 1
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip".
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Meaning 2
Affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money"; "a tight market".
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Meaning 3
Securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid; "the bolts are tight".
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Of such close construction as to be impermeable; "a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house".
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Meaning 5
Packed closely together; "they stood in a tight little group"; "hair in tight curls"; "the pub was packed tight".
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Pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed".
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Meaning 7
(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game".
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Meaning 9
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".
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Meaning 10
Demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures".
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Meaning 11
Set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration; "in tight formation"; "a tight blockade".
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Meaning 12
Exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation".
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Meaning 13
Pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope".
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Meaning 14
Of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave".
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