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[tahyt]

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adjective

firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot.

drawn or stretched so as to be tense; taut.

affording little or no extra room; fitting closely, especially too closely: a tight collar.

difficult to deal with or manage: to be in a tight situation.

of such close or compacted texture, or fitted together so closely, as to be impervious to water, air, steam, etc.: a good, tight roof.

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concise; terse: a tight style of writing.

firm; rigid: his tight control of the company.

carefully arranged or organized and full; affording little leeway; compact: a tight schedule.

nearly even; close: a tight race.

10.

Informal.

close, as friends; familiar or intimate.

united: The strikers are tight in their refusal to accept the proposed contract.

11.

parsimonious; stingy.

12.

Slang. drunk; tipsy.

13.

characterized by scarcity or eager demand; costly; limited; restricted: a tight job market; tight money.

14.

Journalism. (of a newspaper) having more news available than is required for or utilizable in a particular issue.

15.

Baseball. inside (def. 18).

16.

Scot. and North England. competent or skillful.

17.

tidy.

18.

neatly or well built or made.

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adverb

19.

in a tight manner; closely; firmly; securely; tensely: Shut the door tight. The shirt fit tight across the shoulders.

20.

soundly or deeply: to sleep tight.

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Idiom

21.

sit tight, to take no action.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English, sandhi variant of Middle English thight dense, solid, tight < Old Norse thēttr (cognate with Old English -thiht firm, solid, Dutch, German dicht tight, close, dense)

Related forms

tight·ly, adverb

tight·ness, noun

o·ver·tight, adjective

o·ver·tight·ly, adverb

o·ver·tight·ness, noun

Synonyms
11. close, niggardly, mean, grasping, frugal, sparing.

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Example Sentences

For religious groups in this country, there is tight link between education and income.

My sense is that it has a lot more to do with the economy in general and with the tight academic job market in particular.

It also places such tight conditions on polygamy as to render the practice virtually impossible.

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For religious groups in this country, there is tight link between education and income.

My sense is that it has a lot more to do with the economy in general and with the tight academic job market in particular.

It also places such tight conditions on polygamy as to render the practice virtually impossible.

Neasloss claims a spot under a hemlock tree and pulls his hood tight against the ceaseless rain.

For years, surgeons have sought a substance that could create an air tight seal over a surgical wound.

Laeken is the residence of members of the royal family, so security is tight by necessity.

Repeat on remaining two sides, then staple all around the edges, pulling cloth tight.

To call it compression gear doesn't do justice to how tight the fit is.

Ofodile, tight end, on the physically-unable-to-perform list.

Progress is so slow in higher education, particularly in tight budget times.

The government's deficit-reduction plan may prove too tight.

But this octopus ain't afraid of being caught in a tight space.

The shaft had rusted, expanding in the process, and was tight in the nylon bushings that served as bearings.

To keep her hair from the frame's hungry grasp, it is pulled tight and pinned in a style befitting a grown woman.

Tiny flowers grow in tight clusters above succulent green leaves.

They aren't true in-ears, but the rubber tips form a seal that's tight enough.

Such people were limiting their chances for employment in a tight labor market.

Latvia still needs to satisfy international lenders and stick to tight austerity policies.

Security was tight around the river for the demolition.

I'd probably be better using it to button up my whole house as tight as that docking module.

If you're scared of heights or tight spaces, tell your friends you'll wave to themfrom the ground.

Easy-to-build wood planters provide perfect conditions for growing herbs in tight spaces more.

Alternately, you don't want the parachute to be locked in by too tight of a fit.

Successful experience with issues related to academic programmatic positioning in a tight budgetary environment would be valued.

Monetary policy had been overly tight in the early years of the last decade.

Yes, we've seen professional riders in tight formation, taking advantage of the aerodynamics of drafting.

Why they keep perpetuating this myth is anyone's guess, the answer depending on how tight one's tinfoil cap is.

It's such a tight fit that the stirrer comes back out of the jar spotless and gleaming.

It takes an inch of water a week to keep turf green, but if water is tight where you live, cut that amount in half.

Add a lens and it can be focused tight enough to set things on fire.

With budgets tight and schedules full, counselors at two-year colleges must get creative.

But that afternoon my sari was tight and my legs were crampy from sitting so long on the floor.

Because of the force of surface tension, water droplets are normally held in tight spheres.

In summer, upright stems are topped by tight clusters of long-tubed flowers much visited by hummingbirds.

Well, you don't want the dowel too tight in the block or it won't move too well.

The laborers who have been cheated and short changed by tight money.

Bright green leaves form a dense, tight clump t more add to my plant list.

Apple has staked its reputation on tight control of a few carefully designed, faultlessly executed products.

Once groups start to get larger, altering the tight interdependence necessary for survival, patterns of group behavior change.

Profuse blossoms in tight clusters at tops of stems.

I've tried to revive this log with soakings in diluted bleach, with mold-shaving sessions, with tight wrappings in plastic.

Forms tight foliage rosette from which rise erect, branching flower stems.

Forms tight foliage rosette from more add to my plant list.

In late summer or early fall, bears tight clusters of dark purple-red flowers with odor of cedar and camphor.

M int relatives with tight clusters of small flowers.

Old green wallpaper darkened and enclosed an already tight area.

Then wrap more tightly with slender pieces that form tight loops.

And sparseness in what otherwise was a tight full blanket of dymondia.

Mine is sealed up tight in a far corner of the garden.

Steve is amazing and really completed our place on a tight budget.

Tight clusters of medium-size red fruit have deliciously sweet, slightly spicy flavor.

National franchises have become lenders of last resort to maintain growth in a time of tight credit.

Tight budgets, scarce jobs, and stalled reforms push.

Hydrogel mimics of red blood cells can sneak through tight spots.

They may look much the same as ever, their spaces filled mostly by shelves packed tight with.

Easy-to-build wood planters provide perfect conditions for growing herbs in tight spaces.

These beautiful speakers can focus their beam of sound so tight that only you can hear it.

If you're pregnant, your cervix would be closed up tight.

Perched on an upturned crate, wrapped tight against the chill air.

These babies were swaddled, wrapped up tight in cloth.

Small lilac or pink flowers in summer are followed by tight clusters of.

If your coat won't fit over a suit, your coat is too tight.

The risk that these may persist argues for a tight monetary policy.

Activate the camera's zoom function to capture tight shots and close ups, then share your movies easily with your loved ones.

Finally you do not want to make the security so tight that people do not use the applications, you have to strike a happy medium.

The race was tight this year, but we've managed to declare a winner.

As many economic signs have pointed to a slowing recovery, donors continued to hold tight to their wallets last year, increasing.

The best anti-poverty programme is a tight labour market.

If your budget is tight and you are not concerned with how long it takes.

It's stylish enough to satisfy boy-racers, quick enough to keep you grinning and a fantastic dance partner in tight curves.

The tight pants made the archives too drafty for him.

Tight relationships with its suppliers foster innovation.

It's kind of a tight gully filled with all kinds of hips and natural features.

Its executives have publicly lamented their tight budgets, saying they have often had trouble paying their small staff.

We found its main street tight with dark wooden houses and day-tripping tourists.

Budgets are tight, space is tight and there aren't a whole lot of options when it comes to drivetrains.

Of late, state legislatures and executives have been closing their purses as they struggle to balance tight budgets.

As boys they played and studied together, tight as a knot, savoring their childhood in a small town.

Dress shirts are particularly good at grabbing skin cells at the tight collar.

So in these tight times, if you can only attend one event, make it.

The site imposes tight quarantine controls to keep out.

The tight hierarchical structure of the latter providesa powerful internal control for contamination or erroneous results.

The impetus for this surprising behavior, they suggest, comes from a tight hydrogen-bonding network inside the.

Tight finances have led to another year in which average pay barely increased, further eroding professors' buying power and.

The economy, which so often decides tight elections, has been doing well.

Diablo tapes his wrists and pulls on a tight leather mask.

Rational once again demonstrates the dangers of wearing your tie too tight.

Though this tight space between two closets might otherwise.

Apple may have to delay launches of the iPad for some countries due to tight component supplies and strong demand.

With little turnover, colleges on tight budgets have less money to hire new faculty members.

One moment it is your work machine, complete with a set of corporate applications and tight security settings.

Others form tight settlements and are fiercely loyal to a single fat queen.

Huddled in a tight formation, they wolf down bowls of rhubarb crumble.

Blow hard into the bottle with your mouth tight against the opening.

They cannot be demolished yet, and nobody knows how long they will remain air and water tight.

These are pulled tight and act as a kind of spring suspension.

Just wondering because the turnaround time's a week which seems pretty tight.

Yet until recently all these data have been locked tight.

Step inside the tight quarters of the presidential limousine for a rarely seen view.

Where they meet, use a turnbuckle to make a tight fit.

It costs more and more to provide the services students want, a challenge during today's tight fiscal environment.

Even after the recession ends few rich countries will be running budgets tight enough to stop their debt from rising further.

As our pilot cut tight turns over a desert plateau.

The gasketed headphones screw tight into the jack to prevent leakage.

Accounting jobs are not as tight as other markets and that will favor you.

These days, tight management and cost controls are as important as good design.

They bind the host tree in a grip so tight that it may eventually die.

Over the years, plans and preparations have been streamlined to accommodate tight schedules.

The planet's orbit is so tight that the same side faces the star at all times.

He also has a ready argument for administrators wondering how to fit such efforts into tight budgets:.

It may also be a sign that financing is not as tight as the hawks would like.

O tergestensis nests can be found in tight groups of five, as seen above.

It is an ideal plant between stepping stones and paving blocks because it forms such a tight mat.

Working under a tight deadline, scientists extract samples that will help describe their young mummy's life.

If you're tight on pantry space, try using online grocery store shopping and delivery services?you won't overbuy as much if.

Streamline your pots by planting a single dwarf shrub in a shapely contemporary container–the best choice for a tight space.

Keeping on a tight budget, they replaced the back wall of the house with windows to open up the space, and decorated inside.

Using potholders, screw the top on tight and let cool.

Opt also for tight or partially closed flower heads.

He grips his mate, front legs clasped tight around her torso.

Exhibiting its main defense mechanism, a millipede curls into a tight spiral.

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World English Dictionary

tight (taɪt)

—*adj*
1.	stretched or drawn so as not to be loose; taut: a tight cord
2.	fitting or covering in a close manner: a tight dress
3.	held, made, fixed, or closed firmly and securely: a tight knot
4.	a. of close and compact construction or organization, esp so as to be impervious to water, air, etc
	b. (in combination): watertight; airtight
5.	unyielding or stringent: to keep a tight hold on resources
6.	cramped or constricted: a tight fit
7.	mean or miserly
8.	difficult and problematic: a tight situation
9.	hardly profitable: a tight bargain
10.	economics
	a. (of a commodity) difficult to obtain; in excess demand
	b. (of funds, money, etc) difficult and expensive to borrow because of high demand or restrictive monetary policy
	c. Compare easy (of markets) characterized by excess demand or scarcity with prices tending to rise
11.	(of a match or game) very close or even
12.	(of a team or group, esp of a pop group) playing well together, in a disciplined coordinated way
13.	informal drunk
14.	informal (of a person) showing tension
15.	archaic, dialect or neat

—*adv*
16.	in a close, firm, or secure way: pull it tight
17.	sit tight
	a. to wait patiently; bide one's time
	b. to maintain one's position, stand, or opinion firmly
18.	sleep tight to sleep soundly

[C14: probably variant of thight, from Old Norse thēttr close; related to Middle High German dīhte thick]

'tightly

—*adv*

'tightness

—n

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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

tight

c.1435, "dense, close, compact," from M.E. thight, from O.N. þettr "watertight, close in texture, solid," from P.Gmc. *thenkhtuz (cf. second element in O.E. meteþiht "stout from eating;" M.H.G. dihte "dense, thick," Ger. dicht "dense, tight," O.H.G. gidigan, Ger. gediegen "genuine, solid,

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worthy"), from PIE base *tenk- "to become firm, curdle, thicken" (cf. Ir. techt "curdled, coagulated," Lith. tankus "close, tight," Pers. tang "tight," Skt. tanakti "draws together, contracts"). Sense of "drawn, stretched" is from 1576; meaning "fitting closely" (as of garments) is from 1779; that of "evenly matched" (of a contest, bargain, etc.) is from 1828, Amer.Eng.; that of "drunk" is from 1830; that of "close, sympathetic" is from 1956. Tightrope is recorded from 1801. Tight-assed "unwilling to relax" is attested from 1903. Tight-laced is recorded from 1741 in both the lit. and fig. senses. Tight-lipped is first attested 1876.

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Slang Dictionary

tight definition

mod.
stingy. : She's really tight with her cash.
mod.
alcohol intoxicated. : Frank was tight and didn't want to drive.
mod.
stressful; with little margin for error. : When the schedule is tight and we are busy as all get out, the telephone won't stop ringing.
mod.
cool; super. : His new car is tight!
mod.
close to someone; friendly with someone. : Those two are really tight. True buds.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

tight

In addition to the idioms beginning with tight, also see in a bind (tight corner); sit tight.

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