tight
adverb
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firmly or closelyfast
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in an attentive mannercloselyclose
adjective
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affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow“tight money”
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packed closely together“they stood in a tight little group”
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demanding strict attention to rules and proceduresrigorousstringent
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exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumventnasty
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very drunkstiffloadedbesottedblind drunkblottocrockedcockeyedfuddledpie-eyedpissedpixilatedplasteredsloppedsloshedsmashedsoakedsousedsozzledsquiffywet
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(of a contest or contestants) evenly matchedclose
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(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generositymean
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of such close construction as to be impermeable“a tight roof”
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closely constrained or constricted or constricting“tight skirts”
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pressed tightly togethercompressed
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securely or solidly fixed in place
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of textilesclosetweedyslubbedcordedtwilledhomespunnubbynubbly
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pulled or drawn tighttaut
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set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration“in tight formation”