tight, adj.
freq. cnt. 16
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closely constrained or constricted or constricting
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10
tight
sample sentences
"tight skirts""he hated tight starched collars"
"fingers closed in a tight fist"
"a tight feeling in his chest"
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pulled or drawn tight
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2
taut tight
sample sentences
"taut sails""a tight drumhead"
"a tight rope"
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affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
tight
sample sentences
"tight money""a tight market"
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(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
mean mingy miserly tight
sample sentences
"a mean person""he left a miserly tip"
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pressed tightly together
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
compressed tight
set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
tight
sample sentences
"in tight formation""a tight blockade"
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packed closely together
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tight
sample sentences
"they stood in a tight little group""hair in tight curls"
"the pub was packed tight"
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demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
rigorous stringent tight
sample sentences
"rigorous discipline""tight security"
"stringent safety measures"
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exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
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nasty tight
sample sentences
"a nasty problem""a good man to have on your side in a tight situation"
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very drunk
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
besotted blind drunk blotto cockeyed crocked fuddled loaded pie-eyed pissed pixilated plastered slopped sloshed smashed soaked soused sozzled squiffy stiff tight wet
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(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
close tight
sample sentences
"a close contest""a close election"
"a tight game"
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of such close construction as to be impermeable
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tight
sample sentences
"a tight roof""warm in our tight little house"
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securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid
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tight
of textiles
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close tight
sample sentences
"a close weave""smooth percale with a very tight weave"
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