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Meaning Of Tight

  1. of Tie
  2. p. p. of Tie.
  3. superl.
    Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot.
  4. superl.
    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.
  5. superl.
    Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment.
  6. superl.
    Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
  7. superl.
    Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings.
  8. superl.
    Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.
  9. superl.
    Handy; adroit; brisk.
  10. superl.
    Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy.
  11. superl.
    Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7.
  12. v. t.
    To tighten.



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