firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot.
drawn or stretched so as to be tense; taut.
affording little or no extra room; fitting closely, especially too closely: a tight collar.
difficult to deal with or manage: to be in a tight situation.
of such close or compacted texture, or fitted together so closely, as to be impervious to water, air, steam, etc.: a good, tight roof.
concise; terse: a tight style of writing.
firm; rigid: his tight control of the company.
carefully arranged or organized and full; affording little leeway; compact: a tight schedule.
nearly even; close: a tight race.
Informal.
close, as friends; familiar or intimate.
united: The strikers are tight in their refusal to accept the proposed contract.
parsimonious; stingy.
Slang. amazing; cool: Your new place is tight!
Older Slang. drunk; tipsy.
characterized by scarcity or eager demand; costly; limited; restricted: a tight job market; tight money.
Journalism. (of a newspaper) having more news available than is required for or utilizable in a particular issue.
Baseball. inside (def. 18).
Scot.and North England. competent or skillful.
tidy.
neatly or well built or made.
adverb,tight·er,tight·est.
in a tight manner; closely; firmly; securely; tensely: Shut the door tight. The shirt fit tight across the shoulders.
soundly or deeply: to sleep tight.
Idioms for tight
sit tight, to take no action.
Origin of tight
1400–50; late Middle English, sandhi variant of Middle English thight dense, solid, tight <Old Norse thēttr (cognate with Old English -thiht firm, solid, Dutch, German dicht tight, close, dense)