tight

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Firmly held together

   Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.

   • a tight sponge; a tight knot
   • Pull your seatbelts tight before takeoff.
2. 2

   Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.

   • The passageway was so tight we could barely get through.
   • They flew in a tight formation.
   • England squeezed high and dominated the ball, penning Iceland back but the hosts kept the lines tight and it became clear that England would have to work for their openings.
3. 3

   Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.

   • Their marching band is extremely tight.
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   1. 4

      Intoxicated

      Intoxicated; drunk.

      • We went drinking and got tight.
      • And every single night when me da’ would come home tight he’d invite the neighbours out with this chorus.
      • I'm going to celebrate my divorce! And then I'm going to get tight.
   2. 5

      Extraordinarily great or special.

      • That is one tight bicycle!
   3. 6

      Mean

      Mean; unfair; unkind.

      • Reilly: Ey, Miss, hang on, hang on... can we come with y', Miss? Can we? Digga: Go on, Miss, don't be tight, let's come.
      • "Ah leave him, ay!" goes one of the girls. "Don't be tight." I turns to her. "Don't you think it's tight terrorising old ladies? Ay?"
   4. 7

      Limited or restricted.

      • We had a very tight schedule.
      • It is kept super-clean by helpful staff who still find the time to help customers with tight connections.
   5. 8

      Not ragged

      Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.

      • clad very plain, but clean and tight
      • I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight.
      • Richard: But here she comes! [...] (Enter Rose — he is much struck by her.) By the Port Admiral, but she's a tight little craft!
   6. 9

      Handy

      Handy; adroit; brisk.

      • [S]ince we've sailed together, I've been conning over in my mind that the company of such miserable thieves and robbers was not to your liking, and would not suit such a tight lad with as good larning ^([sic]) as yourself.
   7. 10

      Of a player, who plays very few hands.

   8. 11

      Using a strategy which involves playing very few hands.

   9. 12

      With understeer, primarily used to describe NASCAR stock cars.

   10. 13

       Angry or irritated.

       • "I was trying to be like a lady, but y'all be getting me tight!"
   11. 14

       Of a person, having a tight vagina or anus.

       • She was much tighter than he thought she would be. It had been a while since she had anything but oral sex she had an adrenaline rush as she heart began to pound.
       • She was very tight and wet at the same time. He never had sex with a maiden before.
       • One thing I noticed was that she was much tighter than Kari. She was so tight, in fact, that entering her was initially painful.
   12. 15

       Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.

       • Hold on tight to the rope.
       • 'I had my eyes tight shut.'
   13. 16

       Soundly.

       • Good night, sleep tight.
   14. 17

       To make tight

       To make tight; tighten.

   15. 18

       To make water-tight.

The neighborhood

• synonymclosefirmly held together
• synonymserried
• synonymdense
• synonymcompact
• synonymtense
• synonymunder tension
• synonymtaut
• synonymparsimonious
• synonymstingy
• synonymnarrow
• synonymsnug
• synonymtight-fitting
• antonymbaggyantonym(s) of
• antonymloose
• antonymsagging
• antonymsaggy
• antonymslack
• antonymrelaxed
• antonymcareless
• antonymgenerousantonym(s) of
• antonymprodigal
• antonymscattergood
• antonymbroadantonym(s) of
• antonymcapacious
• neighbortighten
• neighborimmobile
• neighborclose-fitting
• neighborcompact
• neighbortaut