tight

tight1 [ taıt ] adjective **

▸ 1 close against body

▸ 2 hold/grip: firm & strong

▸ 3 stretched straight/flat

▸ 4 controlled carefully

▸ 5 only just enough

▸ 6 about competition

▸ 7 angle: very small

▸ 8 bend: curved a lot

▸ 9 feeling squeezed

▸ 10 with close relationship

▸ 11 nervous/annoyed

▸ 12 very close together

▸ 13 not spending money

▸ 14 drunk

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) clothes that are tight are close against your body when you wear them:

a tight skirt/dress

a ) used about clothes that are uncomfortable because they are so close against your body:

The shoes were a little too tight.

2. ) a tight hold or GRIP is very firm and strong:

a tight grip on the handle of his putter

a ) firmly fastened in a particular position:

The screw was so tight I couldn't turn it.

She had twisted her hair into a tight knot.

3. ) something such as cloth or rope that is tight is stretched so that it is completely straight or flat

4. ) controlled very carefully and strictly:

Security has been very tight throughout the Prince's visit.

tight control of costs

It was politically desirable to have a tight economic policy.

a ) done with a lot of skill and care so that mistakes are not made:

a tight performance by the cast

They kept things tight for the first half of the game.

5. ) if money is tight, you have only just enough:

a tight budget: vacations for people on a tight budget

money is tight/things are tight: Things will be a little tight for a few months.

a ) if time is tight, you have so little time that it is difficult for you to do what you need to:

If time is tight, cook the chicken the day before.

a tight schedule/deadline/timetable: We're going to be working under a very tight schedule.

b ) if space is tight, you have only just enough:

You can just about park here, but it's pretty tight.

a tight squeeze (=a situation in which there is only just enough space): It's a tight squeeze for all of you in our little house.

6. ) if a game is tight, both players or teams play well and it is difficult to know who will win

7. ) a tight angle is a very small angle that gives you very little space to do something

8. ) a tight bend on a road is difficult to drive around because it curves a lot

9. ) if your chest or another part of your body feels tight, it feels as if it is being squeezed:

His throat was too tight to allow the words to escape.

10. ) a tight group of people have a close relationship with each other

11. ) a tight voice or expression shows that you are nervous or annoyed:

He gave her a tight smile.

12. ) consisting of people or things that are very close together:

a tight bundle of sticks

13. ) INFORMAL someone who is tight likes to avoid spending money. This word shows that you dislike people like this.

14. ) INFORMAL OLD-FASHIONED drunk

keep a tight grip/rein/hold on something

to control something in a very strict way

run a tight ship

to control something such as an organization or institution in a very strict and effective way

a tight spot/corner/situation

a difficult situation:

She can usually talk her way out of tight corners.

╾ tight|ly adverb:

Keep the windows tightly closed.

The skirt fits a little too tightly around the waist.

The campaign had been tightly controlled from start to finish.

╾ tight|ness noun uncount

tight

tight 2 [ taıt ] adverb *

very firmly:

shut/close something tight: She covered her ears and shut her eyes tight.

hold (on) tight: She held tight to the handrail.

Hold on tight to the rope.

tight against/across/around something: His left arm was jammed tight against the seat.

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