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Open English Wordnet Adjectives (a) tight closely constrained or constricted or constricting “tight skirts” ,
“he hated tight starched collars” ,
“fingers closed in a tight fist” ,
“a tight feeling in his chest”
(a) tight of such close construction as to be impermeable “a tight roof” ,
“warm in our tight little house”
(s) taut , tight pulled or drawn tight “taut sails” ,
“a tight drumhead” ,
“a tight rope”
(s) tight set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration “in tight formation” ,
“a tight blockade”
(s) mean , mingy , miserly , tight (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity “a mean person” ,
“he left a miserly tip”
(s) tight affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow “tight money” ,
“a tight market”
(s) close , tight of textiles “a close weave” ,
“smooth percale with a very tight weave”
(s) tight securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid “the bolts are tight”
(s) close , tight (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched “a close contest” ,
“a close election” ,
“a tight game”
(s) besotted , blind drunk , blotto , crocked , cockeyed , fuddled , loaded , pie-eyed , pissed , pixilated , plastered , slopped , sloshed , smashed , soaked , soused , sozzled , squiffy , stiff , tight , wet very drunk
(s) nasty , tight exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent “a nasty problem” ,
“a good man to have on your side in a tight situation”
(s) rigorous , stringent , tight demanding strict attention to rules and procedures “rigorous discipline” ,
“tight security” ,
“stringent safety measures”
(s) tight packed closely together “they stood in a tight little group” ,
“hair in tight curls” ,
“the pub was packed tight”
Adverbs (r) fast , tight firmly or closely “held fast to the rope” ,
“her foot was stuck fast” ,
“held tight”