tight

Meaning of tight

adjective
  1. fixed, fastened, or closed firmly; hard to move, undo, or open.
    she twisted her handkerchief into a tight knot
    I prised the tight lid off with my knife
  2. (of a rope, fabric, or surface) stretched so as to leave no slack; not loose.
    the drawcord pulls tight
  3. (of an area or space) having or allowing little room for manoeuvre.
    a tight parking spot
    it was a tight squeeze in the tiny vestibule
  4. (of a formation or group) closely or densely packed together.
    he levered the bishop out from a tight knot of clerical wives
  5. (of a game or contest) with evenly matched competitors; very close.
    he won in a tight finish
  6. not willing to spend or give much money; mean.
    he is tight with his money
  7. drunk.
    he got tight on brandy
adverb
  1. very firmly, closely, or tensely.
    he went downstairs, holding tight to the bannisters

Middle English (in the sense ‘healthy, vigorous’, later ‘firm, solid’): probably an alteration of thight ‘firm, solid’, later ‘close-packed, dense’, of Germanic origin; related to German dicht ‘dense, close’.

Information about tight

  • The plural form of tight is: tights.
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Hyphenation of tight

tight

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • tight is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

tight synonyms

Meaning taut:

taut

Meaning compressed:

compressed

Meaning mean:

mean, mingy, miserly

Meaning close:

close, closely

Meaning besotted:

besotted, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pissed, pixilated, plastered, potty, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tiddly, tiddley, tipsy, wet

Meaning nasty:

nasty

Meaning rigorous:

rigorous, stringent

Meaning fast:

fast

Meaning closely and neatly packed together; dense:

compact

Meaning firmly packed or pressed together; compressed:

compacted

Meaning having the constituent parts crowded closely together:

dense

Meaning solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced:

hard

Meaning (of a mass or structure) not giving way to pressure; hard or solid:

unyielding

Meaning firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid:

solid

Meaning unable to bend or be forced out of shape; not flexible:

rigid

Meaning (especially of a muscle) stretched tight or rigid:

tense

Meaning (of something soft or elastic) be made or be capable of being made longer or wider without tearing or breaking:

stretched

Meaning showing signs of nervous tension or tiredness:

strained

Meaning experiencing mental or emotional strain or tension:

stressed

Meaning of a size that is less than normal or usual:

small

Meaning very small:

tiny

Meaning of small width in relation to length:

narrow

Meaning (of a room or building) uncomfortably small and cramped:

poky

Meaning restricted in size, amount, or extent; few, small, or short:

limited

Meaning limited in extent, number, scope, or action:

restricted

Meaning (of a space) restricted in area or volume; cramped:

confined

Meaning uncomfortably small or restricted:

cramped

Meaning narrowed, especially by encircling pressure:

constricted

Meaning causing or feeling slight pain or physical discomfort:

uncomfortable

Meaning of a minimum amount, quantity, or degree; negligible:

minimal

Meaning thinly dispersed or scattered:

sparse

Meaning lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose:

inadequate

Meaning (of a place) of limited spatial capacity; narrow or cramped:

strait

Meaning causing inconvenience or discomfort:

incommodious

Meaning flat and smooth:

even

Meaning very unwilling to spend money or use resources:

parsimonious

Meaning unwilling to spend money; mean:

penurious

Meaning not generous; mean:

ungenerous

Meaning opposed to liberal principles; restricting freedom of thought or behaviour:

illiberal

Meaning mean; ungenerous:

stingy

Meaning miserly:

cheap

Meaning (of a person) mean; miserly:

near

Meaning affected by alcohol to the extent of losing control of one's faculties or behaviour:

drunk

Meaning drunk or intoxicated:

drunken

Meaning drunk; intoxicated:

inebriated, inebriate

Meaning drunk or under the influence of drugs:

intoxicated

Meaning unable to think clearly; confused or perplexed:

befuddled

Meaning unable to do or achieve (something):

incapable

Meaning self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental:

maudlin

Meaning drink alcohol, especially habitually:

tippling

Meaning drink alcohol to excess, especially on a regular basis:

toping

Meaning cheerful and lively:

merry

Meaning unsteady, dizzy, or dazed:

woozy

Meaning having been wrecked:

wrecked

Meaning intoxicated by drink or drugs:

blitzed

Meaning (of food or drink) preserved or supplied in a sealed can:

canned

Meaning (of food) cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan:

stewed

Meaning (of food) preserved in vinegar or brine:

pickled

Meaning (of an area or building) subjected to bombing:

bombed

Meaning very drunk:

hammered, guttered, ratted

Meaning used to express annoyance:

blasted

Meaning under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs:

wasted

Meaning making use of computers to transfer or receive information, especially by means of the internet:

wired

Meaning wind something on to a reel by turning the reel:

reeling

Meaning under the influence of drugs or alcohol:

zonked

Meaning extremely drunk:

stinko, paralytic, bladdered, trolleyed, steamed, slaughtered

Meaning having no legs:

legless

Meaning giving off steam:

steaming

Meaning having consumed a lot of alcohol; drunk:

bevvied

Meaning make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object:

cut

Meaning having eyelashes of a specified kind:

lashed

Meaning inebriated; drunk:

fou

Meaning containing or holding as much or as many as possible; having no empty space:

full

Meaning drunk:

shickered

Meaning the firing of a gun or cannon:

shot

Meaning mark (words or a design) with ink:

inked

Meaning good; pleasant:

lekker

Meaning under the influence of drugs, especially cannabis:

stoned

Meaning drink alcohol habitually:

sotted

Meaning (of the paper of old books or prints) discoloured with brown spots:

foxed

Meaning (of a bolt or other device) having a helical ridge or thread running around the outside:

screwed

Meaning relating to the drinking of alcohol or drunkenness:

crapulent

Meaning caused by or showing the effects of alcohol:

crapulous

Meaning excessively fond of drinking alcohol:

bibulous

Meaning drunken or intoxicated:

ebrious

tight antonyms

Meaning not firmly or tightly fixed in place; detached or able to be detached:

loose

Meaning not taut or held tightly in position; loose:

slack

Meaning showing a readiness to give more of something, especially money, than is strictly necessary or expected:

generous

Meaning (especially of accommodation) having plenty of room; spacious:

roomy

Meaning allowing access, passage, or a view through an empty space; not closed or blocked:

open

Translation of tight

Words that rhyme with tight

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