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tight
English
- 🔊 affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow“tight money”
- 🔊 packed closely together“they stood in a tight little group”
- 🔊 of such close construction as to be impermeable“a tight roof”
- 🔊 closely constrained or constricted or constricting“tight skirts”
- 🔊 securely or solidly fixed in place“the bolts are tight”
- 🔊 set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration“in tight formation”
- 🔊 exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent“a nasty problem”
- 🔊 (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched“a close contest”
- 🔊 pressed tightly together“with lips compressed”
- 🔊 of textiles“a close weave”
- 🔊 pulled or drawn tight“taut sails”
- 🔊 demanding strict attention to rules and procedures“rigorous discipline”
- 🔊 (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity“a mean person”
- 🔊 very drunk
- 🔊 firmly or closely“held fast to the rope”
- 🔊 in an attentive manner“he remained close on his guard”
Spanish
- 🔊 apretado tight
- 🔊 estrecho tight
- 🔊 ceñido tight, constricted
- 🔊 ajustado tight, tight-fitting
- 🔊 rácano tight, stingy, tight-fisted