Definition of tight

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Tight (superl.) Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7..

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Gastight :: Gastight (a.) So tightly fitted as to preclude the escape of gas; impervious to gas.
Tithly :: Tithly (a.) Tightly; nimbly.
Sinch :: Sinch (v. t.) To gird with a sinch; to tighten the sinch or girth of (a saddle); as, to sinch up a sadle..
Easy :: Easy (v. t.) Not straitened as to money matters; as, the market is easy; -- opposed to tight..
Sticky :: Stick-tight (n.) Beggar's ticks.
Centreboard :: Centreboard (n.) A movable or sliding keel formed of a broad board or slab of wood or metal which may be raised into a water-tight case amidships, when in shallow water, or may be lowered to increase the area of lateral resistance and prevent leeway when the vessel is beating to windward. It is used in vessels of all sizes along the coast of the United States.
Strict :: Strict (a.) Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature..
Tight :: Tight (superl.) Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
Brace :: Brace (n.) That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
Key :: Key (v. t.) To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.
Stretch :: Stretch (v. t.) To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly.
Tith :: Tith (a.) Tight; nimble.
Packing :: Packing (n.) A yielding ring, as of metal, which surrounds a piston and maintains a tight fit, as inside a cylinder, etc..
Untighten :: Untighten (v. t.) To make less tight or tense; to loosen.
Garrote :: Garrote (n.) A Spanish mode of execution by strangulation, with an iron collar affixed to a post and tightened by a screw until life become extinct; also, the instrument by means of which the punishment is inflicted..
Strait :: Strait (superl.) Tight; close; closely fitting.
Tighter :: Tighter (n.) A ribbon or string used to draw clothes closer.
Compartment :: Compartment (n.) One of the sections into which the hold of a ship is divided by water-tight bulkheads.
Brace :: Brace (n.) The state of being braced or tight; tension.
Air-tight :: Air-tight (n.) A stove the draft of which can be almost entirely shut off.
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