Category:Tight

Tight, obs.

Defn: p. p. of tie. Spenser.

Tight Tight, a. [compar. Tighter; superl. Tightest.] Etym: [oe. tight, Thiht; probably of scand. origin; cf. Icel. , dan. tæt, sw. tät: akin To d. & g. dicht thick, tight, and perhaps to e. thee to thrive, or To thick. Cf. Taut.]

1. Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; A tight knot.

2. Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; Not leaky; as, a tight ship; a tight cask; a tight room; -- often Used in this sense as the second member of a compound; as, water- Tight; air-tight.

3. Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or Other garment.

4. Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy. Clad very plain, but clean and tight. Evelyn. I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight. Gay.

5. Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings. [colloq.]

6. Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, Chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.

7. Handy; adroit; brisk. [obs.] Shak.

8. Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. [slang]

9. (com.)

Defn: pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of Money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7.

Tight Tight, v. t.

Defn: to tighten. [obs.]