tight: significado e definições

Fixed or fastened firmly in place: a tight lid; tight screws; a tight knot.

Stretched or drawn out fully: a tight wire; a tight drumhead.

Of such close construction as to be impermeable: cloth tight enough to hold water; warm in our tight little cabin.

Leaving little empty space through compression; compact: a tight suitcase; a tight weave.

Affording little spare time; full: a tight schedule.

Closely reasoned or concise: a tight argument; a tight style of writing.

Fitting close or too close to the skin; snug: a tight collar; a fit that was much too tight.

Slang Personally close; intimate: "me and the D.A., who happen to be very tight with one another” ( Tom Wolfe).

Experiencing a feeling of constriction: a tight feeling in the chest.

Reluctant to spend or give; stingy.

Obtainable with difficulty or only at a high price: tight money.

Affected by scarcity: a tight market.

Difficult to deal with or get out of: a tight spot.

Barely profitable: a tight bargain.

Closely contested; close: a tight match.

Chiefly British Neat and trim in appearance or arrangement.

Marked by full control over elements or subordinates; firm: tight management; a tight orchestral performance.

Slang Intoxicated; drunk.

Baseball Inside.

Firmly; securely.

Soundly: sleep tight.

Snugly or with constriction: My shoes are laced too tight.