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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Tight :: Tight (v. t.) To tighten.
Twitch :: Twitch (n.) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse. By twisting the stick the compression is made sufficiently painful to keep the animal quiet during a slight surgical operation..
Trim :: Trim (v. t.) Fitly adjusted; being in good order., or made ready for service or use; firm; compact; snug; neat; fair; as, the ship is trim, or trim built; everything about the man is trim; a person is trim when his body is well shaped and firm; his dress is trim when it fits closely to his body, and appears tight and snug; a man or a soldier is trim when he stands erect..
Straiten :: Straiten (v. t.) To make tense, or tight; to tighten..
Air-tight :: Air-tight (a.) So tight as to be impermeable to air; as, an air-tight cylinder..
Spanner :: Spanner (n.) An iron instrument having a jaw to fit a nut or the head of a bolt, and used as a lever to turn it with; a wrench; specifically, a wrench for unscrewing or tightening the couplings of hose..
Tighter :: Tighter (n.) A ribbon or string used to draw clothes closer.
Strany :: Strangury (n.) A swelling or other disease in a plant, occasioned by a ligature fastened tightly about it..
Tight :: Tight (superl.) Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
Hermetical :: Hermetical (a.) Made perfectly close or air-tight by fusion, so that no gas or spirit can enter or escape; as, an hermetic seal. See Note under Hermetically..
Tights :: Tights (n. pl.) Close-fitting garments, especially for the lower part of the body and the legs..
Hermetically :: Hermetically (adv.) By fusion, so as to form an air-tight closure..
Intrinse :: Intrinse (a.) Tightly drawn; or (perhaps) intricate.
Overwind :: Overwind (v. t.) To wind too tightly, as a spring, or too far, as a hoisting rope on a drum..
Strict :: Strict (a.) Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature..
Swaddle :: Swaddle (v. t.) To bind as with a bandage; to bind or warp tightly with clothes; to swathe; -- used esp. of infants; as, to swaddle a baby..
Tourniquet :: Tourniquet (n.) An instrument for arresting hemorrhage. It consists essentially of a pad or compress upon which pressure is made by a band which is tightened by a screw or other means.
Tight :: Tight (superl.) Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy.
Water-tight :: Water-tight (a.) So tight as to retain, or not to admit, water; not leaky..
Tightened :: Tightened (imp. & p. p.) of Tighte.
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