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