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(satellite adjective) (economics) affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money"; "a tight market" |
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(satellite adjective) packed closely together; "the stood in a tight little group"; "hair in tight curls"; "the pub was packed tight" |
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(adjective) of such close construction as to be impermeable; "a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house" |
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Antonyms: leaky |
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(adjective) closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "tight skirts"; "he hated tight starched collars"; "fingers closed in a tight fist"; "a tight feeling in his chest" |
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Antonyms: loose |
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(satellite adjective) securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid; "the bolts are tight" |
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(satellite adjective) set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration; "in tight formation"; "a tight blockade" |
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(adverb) firmly or tightly; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight" |
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Synonyms: fast |
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(satellite adjective) exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation" |
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Synonyms: nasty |
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(satellite adjective) (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game" |
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Synonyms: close |
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(satellite adjective) pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed" |
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Synonyms: compressed |
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(satellite adjective) of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave" |
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Synonyms: close |
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(satellite adjective) pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope" |
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Synonyms: taut |
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(adverb) in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard" |
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Synonyms: close, closely |
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(satellite adjective) demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures" |
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Synonyms: rigorous, stringent |
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(satellite adjective) used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a small miserly man" |
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Synonyms: little, mean, mingy, miserly, small |
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(satellite adjective) slang for `drunk' |
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Synonyms: besotted, blind, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, fuddled, loaded, pissed, pixilated, plastered, potty, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tiddley, tiddly, tipsy, wet |
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