Tight Definition

tīt

tighter, tightest

adjective

tighter, tightest

Dense.

Webster's New World

So close or compact in structure that water, air, etc. cannot pass through.

A tight boat.

Webster's New World

Of such close construction as to be impermeable.

Cloth tight enough to hold water; warm in our tight little cabin.

American Heritage

Drawn, packed, spaced, etc. closely together.

A tight weave, a tight schedule of events.

Webster's New World

Fixed securely; held firmly; firm.

A tight joint.

Webster's New World

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adverb

In a tight manner.

Webster's New World

Firmly; securely.

American Heritage

Soundly.

Good night, sleep tight.

Wiktionary

Snugly or with constriction.

My shoes are laced too tight.

American Heritage

Synonyms:

Synonyms:
closely
close
fast

affix

Not letting (something specified) in or out.

Airtight, watertight.

Webster's New World

verb

(obsolete) To tighten.

Wiktionary

idiom

sit tight

to keep one's opinion or position and wait

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Tight

Adjective

Base Form:

tight

Comparative:

tighter

Superlative:

tightest

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Tight

sit tight

Origin of Tight

From Middle English thight, thiht, from Old English *þīht, *þiht (attested in meteþiht) and Old Norse þéttr, both from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *tenkt- (“dense, thick, tight"), from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, pull"). Cognate with Scots ticht, West Frisian ticht, Danish tæt, Norwegian tett, tjett, Swedish tät, Dutch dicht, German dicht.

From Wiktionary
Middle English dense of Scandinavian origin

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition