Open English Wordnet
Adjectives
(a)tightclosely constrained or constricted or constricting“tight skirts”,
“he hated tight starched collars”,
“fingers closed in a tight fist”,
“a tight feeling in his chest” (s)taut, tightpulled or drawn tight“taut sails”,
“a tight drumhead”,
“a tight rope” (s)tightset 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)tightaffected by scarcity and expensive to borrow“tight money”,
“a tight market” (a)tightof such close construction as to be impermeable“a tight roof”,
“warm in our tight little house” (s)close, tightof textiles“a close weave”,
“smooth percale with a very tight weave” (s)tightsecurely 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, wetvery drunk (s)nasty, tightexasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent“a nasty problem”,
“a good man to have on your side in a tight situation” (s)rigorous, stringent, tightdemanding strict attention to rules and procedures“rigorous discipline”,
“tight security”,
“stringent safety measures” (s)tightpacked closely together“they stood in a tight little group”,
“hair in tight curls”,
“the pub was packed tight” Adverbs
(r)fast, tightfirmly or closely“held fast to the rope”,
“her foot was stuck fast”,
“held tight”