What does tight mean ?

Answer 1

Tight is unusually versatile.

1. firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot.
2. drawn or stretched so as to be tense; taut.
3. affording little or no extra room; fitting closely, esp. too closely: a tight collar.
4. difficult to deal with or manage: to be in a tight situation.
5. of such close or compacted texture, or fitted together so closely, as to be impervious to water, air, steam, etc.: a good, tight roof.
6. concise; terse: a tight style of writing.
7. firm; rigid: his tight control of the company.
8. carefully arranged or organized and full; affording little leeway; compact: a tight schedule.
9. nearly even; close: a tight race.
10. Informal.
a. close, as friends; familiar or intimate.
b. united: The strikers are tight in their refusal to accept the proposed contract.
11. parsimonious; stingy.
12. Slang. drunk; tipsy.
13. characterized by scarcity or eager demand; costly; limited; restricted: a tight job market; tight money.
14. Journalism. (of a newspaper) having more news available than is required for or utilizable in a particular issue.
15. Baseball. inside (def. 18).
16. Scot. and North England. competent or skillful.
17. tidy.
18. neatly or well built or made.
–adverb
19. in a tight manner; closely; firmly; securely; tensely: Shut the door tight. The shirt fit tight across the shoulders.
20. soundly or deeply: to sleep tight.
—Idiom
21. sit tight, to take no action.

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Answer 2

Whew - I hate the English language! It is so confusing - and I am from England. BUT tight means :
1. extremely uncomfortable
2. slang for 'won't spend money'.
3. drunk
4. squeezing too much stuff into a zippered suit case - and the zipper breaks - means the stuff was too TIGHT for the suitcase.
5. When a person buys a pair of shoes - she should buy size 8 but vanity tells her that she wants to wear a size 7 - then her
shoes would be too TIGHT for her feet.

Answer 3

It could mean you've had too much to drink and your tipsy. It could also mean you are stingy as in
tight fisted.

Answer 4

jeans that a woman wears that r 2 sizes too small.
a headband to the tenderheaded
a size 6 shoes for me (I'm size 8.5)

Answer 5

that means its AWESOME!!! or for clothes, it means, well you know, tight... doesn't fit lol

Answer 6

try going to www.dictionary.com and see if they have answers whan you type tight in the box

Answer 7

Snug
Pristine
Desirable
Intoxicated
Undesirable

Answer 8

its SUPPOSED to mean...."hey man why the **** are your pants so tight?" unless your a wigger then it means "cool" i think... eh

Answer 9

it means cool !

Answer 10

it depends in which context its used in?.