Synonym: close, closefisted, compact, firm, miserly, rare, rigid, scarce, skimpy, snug, sparse, stiff, stingy, taut, tense, ungenerous. Antonym: loose. Similar words: tighten, tightly, hold tight, highlight, light, bight, sight, right. Meaning: [taɪt] 
adj. 1. closely constrained or constricted or constricting 2. pulled or drawn tight 3. set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration 4. pressed tightly together 5. (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity 6. affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow 7. of such close construction as to be impermeable 8. of textiles 9. securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid 10. (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched 11. very drunk 12. exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent 13. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures 14. packed closely together. adv. 1. firmly or tightly 2. in an attentive manner.
adj. 1. closely constrained or constricted or constricting 2. pulled or drawn tight 3. set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration 4. pressed tightly together 5. (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity 6. affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow 7. of such close construction as to be impermeable 8. of textiles 9. securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid 10. (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched 11. very drunk 12. exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent 13. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures 14. packed closely together. adv. 1. firmly or tightly 2. in an attentive manner. 
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91 Next, close your eyes then screw them up tight.
92 We sat tight and waited to be rescued.
93 Keep a tight hold on your tickets.
94 These shoes are too tight for me.
95 She was wearing a tight and revealing gold dress.
96 These shoes are too tight, they pinch .
97 There is a tight security cordon around the area.
98 Financially things are a bit tight.
99 These shoes are a little on the tight side.
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101 They lowered him gradually into the cockpit. Somehow they squeezed him in the tight space, and strapped him in.
102 He held on tight but she prised it from his fingers.
103 In colder weather, your cat will curl up into a tight, heat-conserving ball.
104 Time is going to be tight, so you'd better hurry.
105 The unions have circulated their branches, urging members to hold tight until a national deal is struck.
106 He closed his eyes tight, and splashed the water on his face.
107 France has tight gun-control laws for handguns, but not for hunting rifles.
108 There was a tight group of people around the speaker.
109 Now money is tight, and you should cut your coat according to your cloth.
110 Statistics paint a sobering picture — unemployment, tight credit, lower home values, sluggish job growth.
111 That puts the president in a tight spot if the vote is not a resounding 'yes'.
112 Mickey favoured tight skirts with a hemline at the knee.
113 He was long-limbed and dark-eyed, with a mop of tight, dark curls.
114 She pulled the car into a tight parking space on a side street.
115 He helped her close the cases up, and then he secured the canvas straps as tight as they would go.
116 She threatened us with dismissal if we didn't agree, but we all sat tight.
117 I'm going to be working to a very tight schedule .
118 He appears to have backed himself into a tight corner.
119 His clutch was not tight enough and he fell from the scaffolder.
120 There was tight security at the airport when the President's plane landed.