With a few verbs tight is used idiomatically as an intensive and is the only possible form: sleep tight; sit tight. Tight can be used only following the verb: The house was shut ti
Definition of tight adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
difficult to deal with or manage: to be in a tight situation. of such close or compacted texture, or fitted together so closely, as to be impervious to water, air, steam, etc.: a g
Tight can be defined as something that is fitting closely or tightly, with little or no slack or space. It can also refer to a situation or condition that is restrictive or constri
Close; firm; as, a tight grasp; a tight knot. Close-fitting; especially, fitting too closely because too small, narrow, or the like: as, a tight shoe; a tight coat.
Adverb: tight tIt Firmly or closely " held tight"; - fast, fastly [archaic] In an attentive manner "he remained tight on his guard "; - close, closely Derived forms: tighter, tight