Definition of "tights" in English

noun

1. A close-fitting, sheer or non-sheer skin-tight garment worn principally by women and girls that covers the body completely from the waist down, usually including the feet.

2. (dance) A similar, non-sheer garment worn by dancers of either sex, especially by ballet dancers.

3. (wrestling) A garment, similar to briefs, worn chiefly by professional wrestlers.

4. (mining) In blasting rock, a piece of unbroken rock within the pay limit of a blast.