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What does "tight" mean?

Tight: Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot.

Additional senses

  1. 2.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.
  2. 3.Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment.
  3. 4.Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy. Clad very plain, but clean and tight. Evelyn. I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight. Gay.
  4. 5.Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings. [Colloq.]
  5. 6.Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.
  6. 7.Handy; adroit; brisk. [Obs.] Shak.
  7. 8.Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. [Slang]
  8. 9.(Com.) Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7.
  9. 10.To tighten. [Obs.]

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