| Sounds | tay't | |
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| Rhymes | acolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt... | |
| Meaning | Closely constrained or constricted or constricting. | |
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| Narrower | choky | So tight as to tend to choke |
| clenched, clinched | Closed or squeezed together tightly | |
| close, snug, close-fitting | fitting closely but comfortably | |
| skintight, skin-tight | So tight as to cling to the skin | |
| tight-fitting, tightfitting, tight fitting, tightly fitting, skinny | fitting snugly | |
| viselike | clamped as in a vise | |
| See also | tense | taut or rigid |
| tight | Of such close construction as to be impermeable | |
| Opposite | loose | not tight |
| Spanish | apretado | |
| Catalan | ajustat | |
| Nouns | tightness | a tight feeling in some part of the body |
| Adverbs | tightly | in a tight or constricted manner |
| Meaning | Pulled or drawn tight. | |
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| Synonym | taut | |
| Broader | tense | taut or rigid |
| Spanish | apretado, tenso, tirante | |
| Catalan | ajustat, tibant | |
| Nouns | tightness | lack of movement or room for movement |
| Meaning | Set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration. | |
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| Broader | invulnerable | immune to attack / attack |
| Nouns | tightness | the spatial property of being crowded together |
| Meaning | Pressed tightly together. | |
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| Synonym | compressed | |
| Broader | closed, shut | Used especially of mouth or eyes |
| Spanish | apretado, comprimido, prieto | |
| Catalan | ajustat, atapeït, comprimit | |
| Meaning | (used of persons or behavior / behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity / generosity. | |
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| Synonyms | mean, mingy, miserly | |
| Broader | stingy, ungenerous | Unwilling to spend |
| Spanish | mezquino, miserable, ruin | |
| Catalan | garrepa, mesquí, miserable, roí | |
| Nouns | tightness | extreme / extreme stinginess |
| Meaning | affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow. | |
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| Category | economics, economic science, political economy | The branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management |
| Broader | scarce | Deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand |
| Catalan | escàs | |
| Nouns | tightness | a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage / shortage of credit |
| Meaning | Of such close construction as to be impermeable. | |
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| Narrower | airtight, air-tight, gas-tight | not allowing air or gas to pass in or out |
| dripless | designed to prevent dripping | |
| hermetic | Completely sealed | |
| leakproof | not subject to leaks | |
| rainproof, waterproof, waterproofed | not permitting the passage of water | |
| snug | Well and tightly constructed | |
| watertight | not allowing water to pass in or out | |
| See also | impermeable | preventing especially liquids / liquids to pass or diffuse through |
| seaworthy | fit for a sea voyage | |
| tight | Closely constrained or constricted or constricting | |
| Opposite | leaky | permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases |
| Spanish | impermeable | |
| Meaning | Of textiles. | |
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| Example | "smooth percale with a very tight weave" | |
| Synonym | close | |
| Broader | fine | Of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles |
| Meaning | Securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid. | |
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| Example | "the bolts are tight" | |
| Broader | secure | not likely to fail or give ... / give way |
| Spanish | fijo, firme | |
| Catalan | ferm, fixe | |
| Adverbs | tightly | securely fixed or fastened |
| Meaning | (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched. | |
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| Example | "a tight game" | |
| Synonym | close | |
| Broader | equal | Having the same quantity, value, or measure as another |
| Spanish | ajustado | |
| Catalan | ajustat | |
| Meaning | Very drunk. | |
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| Synonyms | besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, wet | |
| Broader | intoxicated, drunk, inebriated, ripped, gone | stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) |
| Usage of | slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular | A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
| Spanish | achispado, ajumado, borracho, ciego, curda, curdela, mamado, pedo, piripí, trompa | |
| Catalan | borratxo, gat, mamat, mullat, pet, pilloc, pitof, trompa, xop | |
| Meaning | exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent. | |
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| Example | "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation" | |
| Synonym | nasty | |
| Broader | difficult, hard | not easy |
| Meaning | demanding strict / strict attention to rules and procedures. | |
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| Example | "tight security" | |
| Synonyms | rigorous, stringent | |
| Broader | demanding | requiring more than usually expected or thought due |
| Spanish | estricta, estricto, riguroso, severo | |
| Catalan | estricte, rigurós, sever | |
| Meaning | packed closely together. | |
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| Broader | compact | Closely and firmly united or packed together |
| Spanish | apretado, denso | |
| Meaning | firmly or closely. | |
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| Example | "held tight" | |
| Synonym | fast | |
| Spanish | apretado, fuertemente, rápidamente | |
| Meaning | In an attentive manner. | |
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| Synonyms | close, closely | |
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