The meaning of TIGHT is having elements close together. How to use tight in a sentence.

TIGHT meaning: 1. (held or kept together) firmly or closely: 2. Clothes or shoes that are tight fit the body too…. Learn more.

Definition of tight adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

With a few verbs tight is used idiomatically as an intensive and is the only possible form: sleep tight; sit tight. Tight can be used only following the verb: The house was shut tight (not tight shut).

There are 39 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word tight, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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Skin-tight garment, a garment that is held to the skin by elastic tension Tights, a type of leg coverings fabric extending from the waist to feet Tightlacing, the practice of wearing a tightly …

Adverb: tight tIt Firmly or closely " held tight"; - fast, fastly [archaic] In an attentive manner "he remained tight on his guard "; - close, closely Derived forms: tighter, tightest

Tight definition: firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure.. See examples of TIGHT used in a sentence.

Tight denotes the state resulting from the process, whereas tightly denotes the manner of its application. As such, tight is more appropriate when the focus is on a state that endures for …