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Word: Tight
Speech Type: Adjective
Middle English (in the sense ‘healthy, vigorous’, later ‘firm, solid’): probably an alteration of thight ‘firm, solid’, later ‘close-packed, dense’, of Germanic origin; related to German dicht ‘dense, close’
tʌɪt
fixed, fastened, or closed firmly; hard to move, undo, or open
Short Definition:fixed, fastened, or closed firmly
Examples:- she twisted her handkerchief into a tight knot
- I prised the tight lid off with my knife
(of a rope, fabric, or surface) stretched so as to leave no slack; not loose
Short Definition:stretched so as to leave no slack
Examples:- the drawcord pulls tight
(of an area or space) having or allowing little room for manoeuvre
Short Definition:having or allowing little room for manoeuvre
Examples:- a tight parking spot
- it was a tight squeeze in the tiny vestibule
(of a formation or group) closely or densely packed together
Short Definition:closely or densely packed together
Examples:- he levered the bishop out from a tight knot of clerical wives
(of a game or contest) with evenly matched competitors; very close
Short Definition:(of game or contest) with evenly matched competitors
Examples:- he won in a tight finish
not willing to spend or give much money; mean
Short Definition:not willing to spend or give much money
Examples:- he is tight with his money
drunk
Short Definition:drunk
Examples:- he got tight on brandy
Word: Tight
Speech Type: Adverb
tʌɪt
very firmly, closely, or tensely
Short Definition:very firmly or tensely
Examples:- he went downstairs, holding tight to the bannisters
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