tight \tight\, a. compar. tighter timact"~er; superl.
   tightest. oe. tight, thiht; probably of scand. origin;
   cf. icel. thorn=ettr, dan. taet, sw. taumt: akin to
   d.  g. dicht thick, tight, and perhaps to e. thee to thrive,
   or to thick. cf. taut.
   1. firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as,
      tight cloth; a tight knot.
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   2. close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other
      fluid; not leaky; as, a tight ship; a tight cask; a tight
      room; -- often used in this sense as the second member of
      a compound; as, water-tight; air-tight.
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   3. fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat
      or other garment.
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   4. not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
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            clad very plain, but clean and tight. --evelyn.
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            i'll spin and card, and keep our children tight.
                                                  --gay.
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   5. close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his
      dealings. colloq.
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   6. not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to
      a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.
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   7. handy; adroit; brisk. obs. --shak.
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   8. somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. slang
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   9. com. pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear;
      -- said of money or the money market. cf. easy, 7.
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see also:
tighter tightest taut easy