tight
tight
taÉĒt
tait
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "tight"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āϟāĻžāχāϟ, āφāρāϟāϏāĻžāρāϟ

(of clothes or shoes) fitting closely or firmly, especially in an uncomfortable way
tight definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She could n't wait to take off her tight dress after the party.
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āφāρāϟāϏāĻžāρāϟ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ• āϖ⧁āϞ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞ āύāĻžāĨ¤
02

āϟāĻžāύāĻž, āφāρāϟāϏāĻžāρāϟ

stretched firmly
tight definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She tied the parcel with a tight knot.
āϏ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϏ⧇āϞāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϟāĻžāχāϟ āĻ—āĻŋāρāϟ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āρāϧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āĻ•ā§ƒāĻĒāĻŖ, āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŖāϧāĻžāϰ

reluctant to give or share
tight definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She 's tight and refuses to lend anything.
04

āφāρāϟāϏāĻžāρāϟ, āϘāύ

pressed together or densely packed
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bricks were laid tight in the wall.
āχāϟāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇ āφāρāĻŸā§‹āϏāĻžāρāĻŸā§‹ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āφāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ, āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āϰ⧋āϧ⧀

so closely made that nothing passes through easily
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The waterproof fabric is tight, blocking all moisture.
āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϟāĻžāϰāĻĒā§āϰ⧁āĻĢ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ āϟāĻžāχāϟ, āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āφāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻž āφāϟāĻ•āĻžāĻšā§āϛ⧇āĨ¤
06

āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻŋāϤ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ

difficult to obtain, especially in borrowing
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Credit is tight for small businesses.
āϛ⧋āϟ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•ā§āϰ⧇āĻĄāĻŋāϟ āϟāĻžāχāϟāĨ¤
07

āϘāύ, āĻ…āϭ⧇āĻĻā§āϝ

not allowing passage of air, water, or other substances
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The old window frame is tight, preventing drafts.
āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋āύ⧋ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĻžāϰ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽāϟāĻŋ āφāρāϟāϏāĻžāρāϟ, āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
08

āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ, āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ

requiring strict following of rules or plans, with little flexibility
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company has tight rules about working hours.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
09

āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāύāĻžāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ, āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ

extremely challenging to deal with
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The security system is tight, and hackers can not breach it.
āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰāϰāĻž āĻāϟāĻŋ āϭ⧇āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇ āύāĻžāĨ¤
10

āϟāĻžāχāϟ, āϏ⧁āώāĻŽ

having evenly matched competitors or outcomes in a contest or competition
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It was a tight race, with both runners crossing the finish line almost simultaneously.
āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϟāĻžāχāϟ āϰ⧇āϏ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āωāĻ­āϝāĻŧ āĻĻ⧌āĻĄāĻŧāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āχ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĢāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻļ āϞāĻžāχāύ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
11

āϟāĻžāύāĻž, āϟāĻžāύāϟāĻžāύ

pulled or stretched so that the surface is smooth, flat, or fully extended
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The canvas is tight on the painter's frame.
āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāύāĻ­āĻžāϏāϟāĻŋ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€āϰ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽā§‡ āϟāĻžāύāĻž āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
12

āĻŽāĻžāϤāĻžāϞ, āύ⧇āĻļāĻžāĻ—ā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ

having consumed enough alcohol to become very drunk
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The partygoers were already tight by midnight.
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϰ āϞ⧋āϕ⧇āϰāĻž āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝāϰāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āχāϤāĻŋāĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇āχ āĻŽāĻžāϤāĻžāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
13

āϟāĻžāχāϟ, āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž

firmly fastened, held, or fixed in place
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Make sure the screws are tight.
āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ āϝ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰ⧁āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϟāĻžāχāϟ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
14

āϟāĻžāχāϟ, āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻŋāϤ

having little available money or time, making it difficult to manage or spend freely
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She 's tight until her next paycheck.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻŦ⧇āϤāύ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϟāĻžāχāϟ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
15

āϟāĻžāχāϟ, āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ

(of a turn or curve) very sharp or narrow, requiring careful or slow maneuvering
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
This track has a lot of tight turns.
āĻāχ āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āϟāĻžāχāϟ āĻŦāĻžāρāĻ• āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
16

āϚāĻŽā§ŽāĻ•āĻžāϰ, āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāχāϞāĻŋāĻļ

stylish, cool, or impressive
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His new kicks are tight.
āϤāĻžāϰ āύāϤ⧁āύ āϜ⧁āϤ⧋ āϕ⧁āϞāĨ¤
01

āϟāĻžāχāϟ, āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇

in a manner that is firmly held, fastened, or closely fitted
tight definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The rope was pulled tight, securing the boat to the dock.
āĻĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϟāĻžāύāϟāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϟāĻžāύāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āύ⧌āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻĄāϕ⧇ āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
02

āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇, āϝāĻ¤ā§āύ āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇

in a way that shows careful attention
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The manager followed the project tight to ensure deadlines were met.
āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϜāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϟāĻŋ āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϏ⧀āĻŽāĻž āĻĒā§‚āϰāĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

tighten
tightly
tightness
tight
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