Tight \Tight\, a. [Compar. Tighter; superl. Tightest.]
[OE.
tight, thiht; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. ?[=e]ttr,
Dan. t[ae]t, Sw. t["a]t: 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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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