tight

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1. 1.Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot.
2. 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.
3. 3.Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment.
4. 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.
5. 5.Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings. [Colloq.]
6. 6.Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.
7. 7.Handy; adroit; brisk. [Obs.] Shak.
8. 8.Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. [Slang]
9. 9.(Com.) Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7.
10. 10.To tighten. [Obs.]

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is tight.

• What is firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot called?
• What is fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment called?
• What is not ragged; whole; neat; tidy. Clad very plain, but clean and tight. Evelyn. I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight. Gay called?
• What is close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings. [Colloq.] called?
• What is not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out called?
• What is pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7 called?