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      tight
      verb
      (obsolete) To make tight; tighten.
      (obsolete, of a vessel) To make water-tight.
      adjective
      Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
      Unyielding or firm.
      Under high tension; taut.
      (colloquial) Scarce, hard to come by.
      (informal, figurative, of persons or relationships) Intimate, close, close-knit, intimately friendly.
      (slang, figurative, usually derogatory) Miserly or frugal.
      (slang) Short of money.
      (of a space, design or arrangement) Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.
      Fitting close, or too close, to the body.
      Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult.
      Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof.
      Close, very similar in a value such as score or time.
      Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.
      (sports) Not conceding many goals.
      (slang) Intoxicated; drunk.
      (slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
      (slang, Northern England, chiefly Liverpool) Mean; unfair; unkind.
      (of time) Limited or restricted.
      (poker) Of a player, who plays very few hands.
      (poker) Using a strategy which involves playing very few hands.
      (US, slang, motor racing) With understeer, primarily used to describe NASCAR stock cars.
      (New York, slang) Angry or irritated.
      (slang, vulgar) Of a person, having a tight vagina or anus.
      (obsolete) Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
      (obsolete) Handy; adroit; brisk.
      adverb
      Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.
      Soundly.
      Synonyms for tight
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      Words related to tight
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