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- English Word Tigh Definition A close, or inclosure; a croft.
- English Word Tight Definition of Tie
- English Word Tight Definition p. p. of Tie.
- English Word Tight Definition Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot.
- English Word Tight Definition 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.
- English Word Tight Definition Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment.
- English Word Tight Definition Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
- English Word Tight Definition Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings.
- English Word Tight Definition Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.
- English Word Tight Definition Handy; adroit; brisk.
- English Word Tight Definition Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy.
- English Word Tight Definition Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7.
- English Word Tight Definition To tighten.
- English Word Tighten Definition To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner.
- English Word Tightened Definition of Tighten
- English Word Tightener Definition That which tightens; specifically (Mach.), a tightening pulley.
- English Word Tightening Definition of Tighten
- English Word Tighter Definition A ribbon or string used to draw clothes closer.
- English Word Tightly Definition In a tight manner; closely; nearly.
- English Word Tightness Definition The quality or condition of being tight.