tight in English
- tight⇄-tight
(combining form.) not allowing the passage of ______, as in ?airtight, watertight. - tight⇄adj. 1. firm; held firmly; packed or put together firmly.
Ex. a tight grip, a tight knot.
(SYN) close, compact.
2. drawn; stretched.
Ex. a tight canvas, a tight cable.
3. fitting closely; fitting too closely.
Ex. ti - tight⇄adv. firmly; closely; securely.
Ex. The rope was tied too tight. ... holding tight on with both hands (Dickens). He ... shut his lips tight (Joseph Conrad). - tight⇄adv. tightly.
- tight⇄expr. in the tight, (British.) in close formation or play, as in Rugby.
Ex. Instead of being pushed, Cambridge themselves now did the pushing, and they had an advantage in the tight until their numbers were reduced (London Times). - tight⇄expr. sit tight. See under sit.
- tight⇄expr. tights, a close-fitting garment, usually covering the lower part of the body and legs, worn by acrobats and dancers, and as women's apparel.
- tight⇄expr. up tight, (Slang.) in a state of anxiety; tense; keyed-up.
Ex. A 21-year-old hippie ... said that the East Villagers are ""up tight and frightened"" (New York Times). - tight⇄noun (U.S. Informal.) a tight place; position of difficulty.
Ex. He will work all day, He will work all night, He will work much harder when he gets in a tight (Gene Roberts). - tight⇄noun tightness.
- tight⇄tight, adjective, adverb, noun.
tight in Kashmiri कॉशुर
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tight in Sindhi سنڌي
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