tight
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or openFirmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
» Tom is on a very tight schedule.
У Тома очень плотный график.
У Тома дуже щільний графік.
Meaning
25 sensesFirmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
a tight sponge; a tight knot
Pull your seatbelts tight before takeoff.
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
Unyielding or firm.
tight control on a situation
Under high tension; taut.
Make sure to pull the rope tight.
eng
туго́йtugój
туги́йtuhýj
(colloquial)Scarce, hard to come by.
I grew up in a poor neighborhood; money was very tight, but we made do.
(figuratively, informal)Intimate, close, close-knit, intimately friendly.
We've grown tighter over the years.
(derogatory, figuratively, slang, usually)Miserly or frugal.
He's a bit tight with his money.
(slang)Short of money.
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.
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
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.
Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof.
Close, very similar in a value such as score or time.
of such close construction as to be impermeable
Examples
477 sentencesTom is on a very tight schedule.
У Тома дуже щільний графік.
ruУ Тома очень плотный график.
I'm on a really tight schedule this week.
Цього тижня в мене дуже щільний графік.
ruНа этой неделе у меня очень плотный график.
Tom held Mary tight.
Том міцно тримав Мері.
ruТом крепко обнял Мэри.
Hold on tight.
Тримайся міцно.
ruДержись крепко.
Shut the door tight.
Зачини двері щільніше.
ruЗакройте дверь плотнее.
deMach die Tür fest zu!
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English tight, tyght, tyȝt, tiht, variants of thight, thiht, from Old EnglishFrom 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, tightestSynonyms
40 synonymsAntonyms
31 antonymsWord family
64 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
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