TIGHT

n. a. v.

11 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
n.

p. p. of Tie. Spenser.

2.
a.

Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot.

3.
a.

Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, a tight ship; a tight cask; a tight room; -- often used in this sense as the second member of a compound; as, water- tight; air-tight.

4.
a.

Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment.

5.
a.

Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy. Clad very plain, but clean and tight. Evelyn. I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight. Gay.

6.
a.

Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings. [Colloq.]

7.
a.

Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.

8.
a.

Handy; adroit; brisk. [Obs.] Shak.

9.
a.

Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. [Slang]

10.
a.

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

11.
v.

To tighten. [Obs.]

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