adjective
- Obsolete dense
- so close or compact in structure that water, air, etc. cannot pass through: a tight boat
- drawn, packed, spaced, etc. closely together: a tight weave, a tight schedule of events
- Dialectal snug; trim; neat
- fixed securely; held firmly; firm: a tight joint
- fully stretched; taut, not slack or loose
- fitting closely, esp. too closely, so as to be uncomfortable
- strict; restraining; severe: tight control
- difficult to manage: esp. in the phrase , a difficult situation
- showing tension or strain: a tight smile
- almost even or tied; close: a tight race
- of a short radius; sharp: said of a spiral, curve, turn, etc.
- difficult to get; scarce in relation to demand: said of commodities on a market, or of money available for loans
- characterized by such scarcity: a tight market
- concise; condensed: said of language, style, etc.
- Now Chiefly Dial. well-proportioned; shapely
- Dialectal competent; capable
- Informal stingy; parsimonious
- Slang drunk
- ☆ Slang intimate; familiar; friendly: usually with with
Origin:
ME, altered (prob. infl. by toght: see taut) < thight < OE -thight, strong, akin to ON thēttr, Ger dicht, tight, thick < IE base *tenk-, to thicken, congeal > MIr tēcht, coagulated