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What does tight mean?

Definitions in simple English

tight Adjective

— If mathx/math is tight, it fits closely and strongly to mathy/math. The bandage on your finger should not be too tight or your finger may turn blue. The police kept tight control during the speech. — If a string is tight its ends are as far apart as possible. A tight rope is in a straight line.

tight Adverb

— if you close or tie something tight, you do it strongly or closely so that it won't change easily. He closed the door tight behind them. Hold on tight and I'll pull you up.

tight

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

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tight English » English

narrow taut tense firm close stiff tightly stringent close-fitting compact dense rigid crowded cramped strict strained hard closely snug miserly fast very tight tight-fitting strong squeezed rigorous mingy mean drunk concise compressed too tight tightness stingy soused solid secure plastered niggardly intimate firmly densely wet watertight too small tipsy thick terse stern steep

Topics tight topics

What do people use tight to talk about?

States Big Fit, size

Tight

What words describe something that is tight?

tight too small
What words refer to something becoming tight?

get tight

Physical actions Arrange

Tie

What words describe something that has been tied tightly?

taut tight tightly strain stretched

Physical actions Move Not moving

Wait

States Big Wide

Narrow

What words describe something that is very narrow?

tight squeeze

States Location Area

Space, room

What words describe a situation where there is just enough room?

a tight squeeze barely enough room close fit

Examples tight examples

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Simple sentences

These shoes are so tight that I can't put them on.

This belt is too tight on me.

Hold the racket tight.

Bob was always in a tight spot with the police.

Sit tight.

This is a bit too tight around my neck.

This hat is too tight for me.

These shoes are too tight.

Sleep tight, Sean.

Shut the door tight.

Good night, sleep tight.

A lot of companies are going under lately because banks are so tight with their money.

This suit is tight on me.

These shoes are too tight. They hurt.

Pull the rope tight.

Hold on tight, otherwise you will fall off.

This skirt is a little too tight.

These jeans feel too tight. May I try on another size?

Bodybuilding is his hobby so he has a very firm tight body with lots of muscle definition.

A sick soul that holds on tight to anger and hate will never heal until it lets go of those demons.

Hug me tight.

Movie subtitles

Locked and tight in the front.

Locked and tight to the back.

It's so tight.

Yo, tight crib, playa. Tight crib.

You must be in really tight with those scumbags.

The truth is, Cam and I were kind of tight in college, but a little of him went a long way.

Tight to the wind, way out on high, riding the horizon, living it up between Mrs Smith's thighs.

Money's getting tight. food, tighter.

His face is like leprous parchment, yellow skin strung tight over protruding bones!

It's a little tight. Needs something taken out.

Hold on tight -!

When I get in a tight spot, I shoot my way out of it.

Well, this was no time to be tight with money.

Band's nice and tight.

Sit tight. I'm gonna send some air your way.

There must be someone out there who's somehow managing to keep us under tight surveillance, wouldn't you say?

Is security always this tight?

Hold tight.

When I get in a tight spot, I shoot my way out of it. Why, sure.

Sit tight and I'll give you a call.

I'm tight.

And I'm trying to help you both out of a tight spot.

You didn't get the lid on very tight.

I hope he's tied up tight.

You guys have been tight since kindergarten.

The security of the Jeju forum will be tight. There is an uproar of news circulating among the foreign media saying that John Mayer is finally going to reveal his true self.

I'm planning to hold him tight and stay by his side.

It is this crosspiece that acts as both the bones supporting the body of the biwa as well as its heart. if this crosspiece was merely straight and stiff and everything was tight and tense you wouldn't get much sound from it.

Hold me tight for a minute.

Either way, you mustn't wear so tight a garter.

Look, my darling, how tight your garter is.

You mustn't wear it so tight.

But you're charming when you're tight, Joanie.

Really, Joan, you ought to get tight oftener.

News and current affairs

For Greece and Portugal, staying in the eurozone will be a tight squeeze.

Taking the lectures seriously - even adopting tight budget frameworks - can be counterproductive.

There is, of course, a balance to be struck between tight institutional discipline and letting a hundred intellectual flowers bloom.

Accordingly, risk is unavoidable: monetary policy that is too loose risks inflation; if it is too tight, it can cause unnecessary unemployment, with all the suffering that follows.

Workers, for instance, who have much to lose if the central bank pursues an excessively tight policy, do not have a seat at the table.

This tight budget is supposed to force shake-ups in UN management.

As long as China fans the flames of nationalism and holds tight the reins of party control, its soft power will always remain limited.

Tight budgets are straining the agencies that could be driving path-breaking innovation.

This is not to deny that the supply of fresh water is getting tight.

In addition to the tough new regime of personal accountability, the commission would supplement the Basel standards on bank capital with a tight leverage ratio.

Governments and international financial institutions have scrambled to put together a solution within exceedingly tight political and economic constraints.

This elected authoritarian then starts to reduce political freedoms through tight-fisted control of the media, especially television.

Because supervisors' decisions affect individuals' property rights - and their actions or omissions can put taxpayers on the hook to bail out banks - governments, parliaments, and the courts are bound to hold the watchdogs on a tight leash.

So, for 20 years it has seemed to me that Western Europe's underlying political equilibrium - corporatist bargaining and ample social insurance, on the one hand, and tight monetary policies, on the other - must crack.

MADRID - With budgets exceptionally tight in Europe nowadays, worries about European defense have been growing.

To mitigate such risks, the international community could maintain its traditional policy of sitting tight and hoping that governments retain control of their nuclear infrastructure.

Shanghai - Tight media control of the unrest in Tibet has been followed by what, to some, looks like far more open coverage of the devastating earthquake in Sichuan province.

The technology of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, by which shale and other tight rock formations at great depths are bombarded with water and chemicals, has released major new supplies of both natural gas and oil.

Any change in government in Havana would leave him in a tight spot.

With US military spending slowing and other export markets remaining tight, American defense firms are eager to expand sales to India, which is now the world's largest arms importer.

Belatedly and somewhat reluctantly, EU leaders have now accepted that they need to deal pragmatically with Lukashenko if they want to promote reform in Belarus and shift the country from its tight orbit around Russia.

Indeed, the opinion polls remain tight.

Despite tight monetary policy and foreign exchange regulations, the scheme has boosted trade and investment while reducing intraregional indebtedness.

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