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Webster 1913 Edition
Tight
Tight
,Adj.
[
Com
par.
Tighter
(tīt′ẽr)
; sup
erl.
Tightest
.] [OE.
tight
, thiht
; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. þēttr
, Dan. tæt
, Sw. tät
: akin to D. & G. dicht
thick, tight, and perhaps to E. thee
to thrive, or to thick
. Cf. Taut
.] 1.
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open;
as,
tight
cloth; a tight
knot.2.
Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky;
as, a
; – often used in this sense as the second member of a compound; tight
ship; a tight
cask; a tight
roomas, water-
tight
; air-tight
.3.
Fitting close, or too close, to the body;
as, a
. tight
coat or other garment4.
Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
Clad very plain, but clean and
tight
. Evelyn.
I’ll spin and card, and keep our children
tight
. Gay.
5.
Close; parsimonious; saving;
as, a man
. tight
in his dealings[Colloq.]
6.
Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; – applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.
7.
Handy; adroit; brisk.
[Obs.]
Shak.
8.
Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy.
[Slang]
9.
(Com.)
Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; – said of money or the money market. Cf.
Easy
, 7. Tight
,Verb.
T.
To tighten.
[Obs.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Tight
TIGHT
,Adj.
1.
Close; compact; not loose or open; having the joints so close that no fluid can enter or escape; not leaky; as a tight ship, or a tight cask.2.
Close; not admitting much air; as a tight room.3.
Sitting close to the body; as a tight coat or other garment.4.
Close; not having holes or crevices; not loose; applied to many vessels, &c.5.
Close; hard; as a tight bargain. [In common use in America.]6.
Close; parsimonious; saving; as a man tight in his dealings. [In common use in America.]7.
Closely dressed; not ragged. I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight.
8.
Hardy; adroit.[Note. This is the taugt or taught of seamen, applied to a rope stretched. The primary sense is strained.]