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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tie \Tie\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tied(Obs. Tight); p. pr. &
     vb. n. Tying.] [OE. ti?en, teyen, AS. t[=i]gan, ti['e]gan,
     fr. te['a]g, te['a]h, a rope; akin to Icel. taug, and AS.
     te['o]n to draw, to pull. See Tug, v. t., and cf. Tow to
     drag.]
     1. To fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind. ``Tie the
        kine to the cart.'' --1 Sam. vi. 7.
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              My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake
              not the law of thy mother: bind them continually
              upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
                                                    --Prov. vi.
                                                    20,21.
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     2. To form, as a knot, by interlacing or complicating a cord;
        also, to interlace, or form a knot in; as, to tie a cord
        to a tree; to knit; to knot. ``We do not tie this knot
        with an intention to puzzle the argument.'' --Bp. Burnet.
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     3. To unite firmly; to fasten; to hold.
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              In bond of virtuous love together tied. --Fairfax.
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     4. To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as
        by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to
        confine.
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              Not tied to rules of policy, you find
              Revenge less sweet than a forgiving mind. --Dryden.
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     5. (Mus.) To unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved
        line, or slur, drawn over or under them.
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     6. To make an equal score with, in a contest; to be even
        with.
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     To ride and tie. See under Ride.
  
     To tie down.
        (a) To fasten so as to prevent from rising.
        (b) To restrain; to confine; to hinder from action.
  
     To tie up, to confine; to restrain; to hinder from motion
        or action.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tight \Tight\ (t[imac]t), obs.
     p. p. of Tie. --Spenser.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tight \Tight\, v. t.
     To tighten. [Obs.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Tight \Tight\, a. [Compar. Tighter (t[imac]t"[~e]r); superl.
     Tightest.] [OE. tight, thiht; probably of Scand. origin;
     cf. Icel. [thorn][=e]ttr, Dan. t[ae]t, Sw. t["a]t: akin to D.
     & G. dicht thick, tight, and perhaps to E. thee to thrive, or
     to thick. Cf. Taut.]
     1. Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as,
        tight cloth; a tight knot.
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     2. 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.
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     3. Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat
        or other garment.
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     4. Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
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              Clad very plain, but clean and tight. --Evelyn.
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              I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight.
                                                    --Gay.
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     5. Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his
        dealings. [Colloq.]
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     6. Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to
        a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.
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     7. Handy; adroit; brisk. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     8. Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. [Slang]
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     9. (Com.) Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear;
        -- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Tie \Tie\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tied(Obs. Tight); p. pr. &
     vb. n. Tying.] [OE. ti?en, teyen, AS. t[=i]gan, ti['e]gan,
     fr. te['a]g, te['a]h, a rope; akin to Icel. taug, and AS.
     te['o]n to draw, to pull. See Tug, v. t., and cf. Tow to
     drag.]
     1. To fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind. ``Tie the
        kine to the cart.'' --1 Sam. vi. 7.
  
              My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake
              not the law of thy mother: bind them continually
              upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
                                                    --Prov. vi.
                                                    20,21.
  
     2. To form, as a knot, by interlacing or complicating a cord;
        also, to interlace, or form a knot in; as, to tie a cord
        to a tree; to knit; to knot. ``We do not tie this knot
        with an intention to puzzle the argument.'' --Bp. Burnet.
  
     3. To unite firmly; to fasten; to hold.
  
              In bond of virtuous love together tied. --Fairfax.
  
     4. To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as
        by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to
        confine.
  
              Not tied to rules of policy, you find Revenge less
              sweet than a forgiving mind.          --Dryden.
  
     5. (Mus.) To unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved
        line, or slur, drawn over or under them.
  
     6. To make an equal score with, in a contest; to be even
        with.
  
     To ride and tie. See under Ride.
  
     To tie down.
        (a) To fasten so as to prevent from rising.
        (b) To restrain; to confine; to hinder from action.
  
     To tie up, to confine; to restrain; to hinder from motion
        or action.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Tight \Tight\, obs.
     p. p. of Tie. --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Tight \Tight\, a. [Compar. Tighter; superl. Tightest.] [OE.
     tight, thiht; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. ?[=e]ttr,
     Dan. t[ae]t, Sw. t["a]t: akin to D. & G. dicht thick, tight,
     and perhaps to E. thee to thrive, or to thick. Cf. Taut.]
     1. Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as,
        tight cloth; a tight knot.
  
     2. 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.
  
     3. Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat
        or other garment.
  
     4. Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
  
              Clad very plain, but clean and tight. --Evelyn.
  
              I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight.
                                                    --Gay.
  
     5. Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his
        dealings. [Colloq.]
  
     6. Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to
        a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.
  
     7. Handy; adroit; brisk. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
     8. Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. [Slang]
  
     9. (Com.) Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear;
        -- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Tight \Tight\, v. t.
     To tighten. [Obs.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  tight
       adj 1: closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "tight
              skirts"; "he hated tight starched collars"; "fingers
              closed in a tight fist"; "a tight feeling in his
              chest" [ant: loose]
       2: pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a
          tight rope" [syn: taut]
       3: set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration;
          "in tight formation"; "a tight blockade"
       4: pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed" [syn: compressed]
       5: used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative
          of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly
          tip" [syn: mean, mingy, miserly]
       6: affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money";
          "a tight market"
       7: of such close construction as to be impermeable; "a tight
          roof"; "warm in our tight little house" [ant: leaky]
       8: of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very
          tight weave" [syn: close]
       9: securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid; "the bolts are
          tight"
       10: (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close
           contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game" [syn: close]
       11: very drunk [syn: besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked,
            cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated,
            plastered, potty, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked,
            soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tiddly, tiddley,
            tipsy, wet]
       12: exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty
           problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight
           situation" [syn: nasty]
       13: demanding strict attention to rules and procedures;
           "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent
           safety measures" [syn: rigorous, stringent]
       14: packed closely together; "the stood in a tight little
           group"; "hair in tight curls"; "the pub was packed tight"
       adv 1: firmly or tightly; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was
              stuck fast"; "held tight" [syn: fast]
       2: in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"
          [syn: close, closely]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tight
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 σφιχτός
     2 σφιχτός με τα χρήματα
     3 τεντωμένος
     4 στενός
     5 που έχει κάνει πολλές πρόβες και είναι ακριβής στην εκτέλεση
     6 (αργκό: en) πολύ ωραίος, πολύ καλός
     7 (αργκό: en) μεθυσμένος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tight
     Danish a.
     1 (l en tight) (q: of cloths, finances, schedules)
     2 (lb da music) (l en tight) (q: keeping time and with musical
  understanding)
     Italian n.
     morning suit, morning dress

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  tight
     a.
     1 firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
     2 # unyielding or firm.
     3 # Under high tension; taut.
     adv.
     1 Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.
     2 Soundly.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete) To tighten.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  tight
     Danish a.
     1 (l en tight) (q: of cloths, finances, schedules)
     2 (lb da music) (l en tight) (q: keeping time and with musical
  understanding)
     Italian n.
     morning suit, morning dress

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  tight
     Danish a.
     1 (l en tight) (q: of cloths, finances, schedules)
     2 (lb da music) (l en tight) (q: keeping time and with musical
  understanding)
     Italian n.
     morning suit, morning dress

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tight
     Englanti a.
     kireä, tiukka

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  tight
     Engelska a.
     1 tät, tajt
     2 knapp
     Engelska adv.
     tätt

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  tight
     a.
     (tagg: anglicism) ''variant av'' tajt

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Tight /tˈaɪt/
  الشدّة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  tight //taɪt// 
  1. стегнат
  firmly held together
  2. те́сен
  pushed/pulled together
  3. опънат
  under high tension

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  tight //taɪt// 
  1. стегнато, тясно
  firmly
  2. здраво, силно
  soundly