tight
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English thight from Old Norse *þéttr
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[edit] Adjective
tight (comparative tighter, superlative tightest)
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- Pushed or pulled together.
- My socks are too tight.
- Of a space, etc, narrow, so 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.
- Under high tension.
- Make sure to pull the rope tight.
- Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.
- Their marching band is extremely tight.
- (colloquial) Intimately friendly.
- We've grown tighter over the years.
- (slang) (archaic) Intoxicated; drunk.
- We went drinking and got tight.
- (slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
- That is one tight bicycle!
- (slang, British) Unfair; unkind.
- Don't do that. That's tight.
- (slang, usually derogatory) Miserly or frugal.
- He's a bit tight with his money
- (colloquial) Scarce, hard to come by.
- I grew up in a poor neighborhood; money was very tight, but we made do.
- (poker) A player who plays very few hands
- (poker) A strategy which involves playing very few hands
[edit] Synonyms
- (pushed/pulled together): close, serried (of ranks), tight-fitting (of clothes)
- (narrow): narrow
- (under high tension): taut, tense, under tension
- (well-rehearsed and accurate): polished, precise
- (intimately friendly): close, close-knit, intimate
- (slang: intoxicated): See drunk
- (slang: extraordinarily great or special): ace, cool, fab, rad, slick
[edit] Antonyms
- (pushed/pulled together): baggy (of clothing or other material), loose, sagging, saggy, slack
- (narrow): broad, capacious, open, roomy, spacious, wide
- (under high tension): loose, relaxed, slack
- (well-rehearsed and accurate): slack, slapdash, sloppy
- (slang: extraordinarily great or special): crap, naff, pathetic, rubbish
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Terms derived from the adjective tight
[edit] Translations
narrow — see narrow
under high tension
well-rehearsed and accurate
slang: extraordinarily great or special
[edit] Adverb
tight (comparative more tight, superlative most tight)
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- Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.
- Make sure the lid is closed tight.
- Soundly.
- Good night, sleep tight.
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Terms derived from the adverb tight
[edit] Translations
soundly
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[edit] Noun
tight m. inv.
