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means(adjective) closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "tight skirts"; "he hated tight starched collars"; "fingers closed in a tight fist"; "a tight feeling in his chest"
tight
means(adjective) pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"
taut, tight
means(adjective) set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration; "in tight formation"; "a tight blockade"
tight
means(adjective) pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed"
compressed, tight
means(adjective) (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip"
tight, mingy, miserly, mean
means(adjective) affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money"; "a tight market"
tight
means(adjective) of such close construction as to be impermeable; "a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house"
tight
means(adjective) of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave"
tight, close
means(adjective) securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid; "the bolts are tight"
tight
means(adjective) (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game"
tight, close
means(adjective) very drunk
crocked, sozzled, blind drunk, slopped, fuddled, plastered, smashed, pissed, squiffy, besotted, wet, stiff, soused, loaded, sloshed, cockeyed, blotto, tight, soaked, pixilated, pie-eyed
means(adjective) exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation"
tight, nasty
means(adjective) demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures"
rigorous, tight, stringent
means(adjective) packed closely together; "they stood in a tight little group"; "hair in tight curls"; "the pub was packed tight"
tight
means(adverb) firmly or closely; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight"
fast, tight
means(adverb) in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"
closely, tight, close

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