Definition of "tight" in English

adjective

1. Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.

   • a tight sponge; a tight knot
   • Pull your seatbelts tight before takeoff.

2. (of a space, design or arrangement) Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.

   • The passageway was so tight we could barely get through.
   • They flew in a tight formation.

3. Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.

   • Their marching band is extremely tight.

4. (slang) Intoxicated; drunk.

   • We went drinking and got tight.

5. (slang) Extraordinarily great or special.

   • That is one tight bicycle!

6. (slang, Northern England, chiefly Liverpool) Mean; unfair; unkind.

7. (of time) Limited or restricted.

   • We had a very tight schedule.

8. (obsolete) Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.

9. (obsolete) Handy; adroit; brisk.

10. (poker) Of a player, who plays very few hands.

11. (poker) Using a strategy which involves playing very few hands.

12. (US, slang, motor racing) With understeer, primarily used to describe NASCAR stock cars.

13. (New York, slang) Angry or irritated.

14. (slang, vulgar) Of a person, having a tight vagina or anus.

adverb

1. Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.

   • Hold on tight to the rope.

2. Soundly.

   • Good night, sleep tight.

verb

1. (obsolete) To make tight; tighten.

2. (obsolete, of a vessel) To make water-tight.