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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 ]
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 English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
tightest
a.
(en-superlative of: tight)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
tightest
a.
(en-superlative of: tight)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
tightest
a.
(en-superlative of: tight)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
tightest
a.
(en-superlative of: tight)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
tightest
Englanti a.
(en-a-taivm t ight est)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
tightest
Engelska a.
(böjning en adj tight)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Tightest /tˈaɪtɪst/ أشدّFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
tightest /tˈaɪtɪst/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]nejtěsnější
tightest /tˈaɪtɪst/ am dichtesten, am engsten, am festesten, am kompaktesten see: tight, tighter, too tightFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈtaɪtəst/