(For clothes) Fitting very closely to the body, sometimes in an uncomfortable manner.
slang for `drunk'
in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"
(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game"
of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave"
pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed"
firmly or tightly; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight"
used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a small miserly man"
exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation"
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures"
pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"
(economics) affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money"; "a tight market"
packed closely together; "the stood in a tight little group"; "hair in tight curls"; "the pub was packed tight"
of such close construction as to be impermeable; "a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house"
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"
securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid; "the bolts are tight"
set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration; "in tight formation"; "a tight blockade"
affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money"; "a tight market"
very drunk
used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip"
affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
packed closely together
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
of such close construction as to be impermeable
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
pressed tightly together
securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid
of textiles
pulled or drawn tight
set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration
