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tight
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- pronunciation:
- taIt
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb
- phrases:
- hold tight, sit tight, sleep tight
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Builder
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
tighter, tightest |
| definition 1: |
securely fastened, shut, or fixed in place.
a tight knot- synonyms:
- fast, secure
- antonyms:
- loose
- similar words:
- firm, fixed, immovable, solid, stable, stationary
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| definition 2: |
close or constricted in fit, timing, or the like.
a tight shoea tight schedulea tight racea tight turn- synonyms:
- close, constricted, snug
- antonyms:
- baggy, loose
- similar words:
- crammed, cramped, jammed, narrow, near, nip and tuck, stringent
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| definition 3: |
closely woven, fitted, or structured so as to be impermeable or impervious.
a tight seala tight argument- synonyms:
- close, firm
- antonyms:
- loose
- similar words:
- airtight, dense, impenetrable, impermeable, impervious, proof, resistant, secure, solid, watertight
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| definition 4: |
stretched taut.
a tight ropea tight grin- synonyms:
- stretched, taut, tense
- antonyms:
- loose, slack
- similar words:
- rigid, stiff, unrelaxed
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| definition 5: |
in short supply or difficult to obtain.
tight moneyCredit has been tight recently.- synonyms:
- scant, scarce
- antonyms:
- abundant, plentiful
- similar words:
- deficient, exiguous, inadequate, insufficient, meager, poor, scanty, skimpy, sparse
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| definition 6: |
difficult to manage or get out of.
a tight corner- similar words:
- difficult, touchy, tough, tricky, troublesome
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| definition 7: |
concise or compact.
in tight order- synonyms:
- compact, concise
- similar words:
- exact, firm, straightforward, succinct
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| definition 8: |
(informal) reluctant to spend or share; stingy.
tight with his money- synonyms:
- cheap, close-fisted, miserly, niggardly, penny-pinching, stingy, tightfisted
- similar words:
- begrudging, cheeseparing, frugal, parsimonious, penurious, scrimping, selfish, sparing, thrifty, ungenerous
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| definition 9: |
(slang) drunk.
- synonyms:
- blind, drunk, juiced, plastered, smashed, stoned, tipsy
- similar words:
- high, inebriated, loaded, zonked
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| definition 10: |
(informal) close; intimate.
After the war, we became very tight.- synonyms:
- close, intimate
- similar words:
- fast, friendly, near
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| related words: |
abstemious, compact, drunk, snug, special, staunch, taut |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
tighter, tightest |
| definition: |
in a tight fashion; securely; firmly.
Her eyes were shut tight.We stretched the rope tight.She held her baby tighter.- synonyms:
- fast, firm, securely
- antonyms:
- loose
- similar words:
- closely, firmly, snugly
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| phrase: |
hold tight, sit tight, sleep tight |
| derivations: |
tightly (adv.), tightness (n.) |
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