tight

adjective

1. 1

   affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow

   tight money

   a tight market

2. 2

   packed closely together

   they stood in a tight little group

   hair in tight curls

3. 3

   demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

   rigorous discipline

   tight security

4. 4

   exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent

   a nasty problem

   a good man to have on your side in a tight situation

5. 5

   very drunk

6. 6

   (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched

   a close contest

   a close election

7. 7

   (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

   a mean person

   he left a miserly tip

8. 8

   of such close construction as to be impermeable

   a tight roof

   warm in our tight little house

9. 9

   closely constrained or constricted or constricting

   tight skirts

   he hated tight starched collars

10. 10

    pressed tightly together

    with lips compressed

11. 11

    securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid

    the bolts are tight

12. 12

    of textiles

    a close weave

    smooth percale with a very tight weave