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tight
tʌɪt Listen
Meanings
adjective
  • fixed, fastened, or closed firmly; hard to move, undo, or open.
    E.g. she twisted her handkerchief into a tight knot
  • (of a rope, fabric, or surface) stretched so as to leave no slack; not loose.
    E.g. the drawcord pulls tight
  • (of an area or space) having or allowing little room for manoeuvre.
    E.g. a tight parking spot
  • (of a formation or group) closely or densely packed together.
    E.g. he levered the bishop out from a tight knot of clerical wives
  • (of a game or contest) with evenly matched competitors; very close.
    E.g. he won in a tight finish
  • not willing to spend or give much money; mean.
    E.g. he is tight with his money
  • drunk.
    E.g. he got tight on brandy
adverb
  • very firmly, closely, or tensely.
    E.g. he went downstairs, holding tight to the bannisters

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