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Pronunciation : Tight
Part of Speech : obs.
Definition : Defn: p. p. of Tie. Spenser.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Tight
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [OE. tight, thiht; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. , Dan. t?t, Sw. t?t: akin to D. & G. dicht thick, tight, and perhaps to E. thee to thrive, or to thick. Cf. Taut.]
Definition : 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.)

Defn: Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7.

[Compar. Tighter; superl. Tightest.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Tight
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To tighten. [Obs.]

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913