Tight Definition
tīt
tighter, tightest
adjective
tighter, tightest
Dense.
Webster's New World
So close or compact in structure that water, air, etc. cannot pass through.
A tight boat.
Webster's New World
Of such close construction as to be impermeable.
Cloth tight enough to hold water; warm in our tight little cabin.
American Heritage
Drawn, packed, spaced, etc. closely together.
A tight weave, a tight schedule of events.
Webster's New World
Fixed securely; held firmly; firm.
A tight joint.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adverb
In a tight manner.
Webster's New World
Firmly; securely.
American Heritage
Soundly.
Good night, sleep tight.
Wiktionary
Snugly or with constriction.
My shoes are laced too tight.
American Heritage
affix
Not letting (something specified) in or out.
Airtight, watertight.
Webster's New World
verb
(obsolete) To tighten.
Wiktionary
idiom
sit tight
- to keep one's opinion or position and wait
Webster's New World
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Origin of Tight
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From Middle English thight, thiht, from Old English *þīht, *þiht (attested in meteþiht) and Old Norse þéttr, both from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *tenkt- (“dense, thick, tight"), from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, pull"). Cognate with Scots ticht, West Frisian ticht, Danish tæt, Norwegian tett, tjett, Swedish tät, Dutch dicht, German dicht.
From Wiktionary
Middle English dense of Scandinavian origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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