Meaning

25 senses
  1. Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.

    a tight sponge; a tight knot

    Pull your seatbelts tight before takeoff.

  2. Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.

    Unyielding or firm.

    tight control on a situation

  3. Under high tension; taut.

    Make sure to pull the rope tight.

    eng

    туго́йtugój

    туги́йtuhýj

  4. (colloquial)Scarce, hard to come by.

    I grew up in a poor neighborhood; money was very tight, but we made do.

  5. (figuratively, informal)Intimate, close, close-knit, intimately friendly.

    We've grown tighter over the years.

  6. (derogatory, figuratively, slang, usually)Miserly or frugal.

    He's a bit tight with his money.

  7. (slang)Short of money.

  8. Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.

    The passageway was so tight we could barely get through.

    They flew in a tight formation.

  9. Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.

    Fitting close, or too close, to the body.

    tight clothing; a tight coat; My socks are too tight.

    eng

  10. Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult.

    The mountain pass was made dangerous by its many tight corners.

  11. Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof.

  12. Close, very similar in a value such as score or time.

    of such close construction as to be impermeable

Examples

477 sentences
  1. Tom is on a very tight schedule.

    У Тома дуже щільний графік.

    ruУ Тома очень плотный график.

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  2. I'm on a really tight schedule this week.

    Цього тижня в мене дуже щільний графік.

    ruНа этой неделе у меня очень плотный график.

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  3. Tom held Mary tight.

    Том міцно тримав Мері.

    ruТом крепко обнял Мэри.

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  4. Hold on tight.

    Тримайся міцно.

    ruДержись крепко.

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  5. Shut the door tight.

    Зачини двері щільніше.

    ruЗакройте дверь плотнее.

    deMach die Tür fest zu!

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
pushed/pulled together:
under high tension — see also taut:
Русский
By meaning 2
firmly held together:
under high tension — see also taut:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
firmly held together:
pushed/pulled together:
slang: extraordinarily great or special:

Origin

From Middle English tight, tyght, tyȝt, tiht, variants of thight, thiht, from Old English

From Middle English tight, tyght, tyȝt, tiht, variants of thight, thiht, from Old English *þiht, *þīht (attested in meteþiht), from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *tenkt- (“dense, thick, tight”), from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, pull”).

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Forms

tighter, tightest
Comparativetighter Lesson
Superlativetightest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

40 synonyms
under high tension:tautC1
pushed/pulled together:crowdedA2
narrow:narrowB1
miserly or frugal:niggardly
fitting close to the body:figure-hugging
slang: intoxicated:blotto
slang: extraordinarily great or special:ace
not ragged:ruly
handy; adroit; brisk:crafty
well-rehearsed and accurate:polished
Close in meaning
  • exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent:nasty
  • (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched:close
  • pressed tightly together:compressed
  • of textiles:close
  • pulled or drawn tight:taut
  • demanding strict attention to rules and procedures:rigorousstringent

Antonyms

31 antonyms

Word family

64 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • tight schedule
  • are too tight
  • a tight schedule
  • on a tight
  • a tight budget
  • very tight schedule
  • a very tight
  • tight budget
  • hold on tight
  • tight fitting
  • too tight for
  • tight spot

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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