Tight (?), obs.
p. p. of Tie.
Spenser.
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Tight, a. [Compar. Tighter (?); superl. Tightest.] [OE. tight, thiht; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. �xc7;ttr, Dan. taet, Sw. tat: 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 tight ship; a tight cask; a tight room; -- often used in this sense as the second member of a compound; as, water-tight; air-tight.
3.
Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment.
4.
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.
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Tight, v. t.
To tighten.
[Obs.]
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