The meaning of TIGHT is having elements close together. How to use tight in a sentence.

TIGHT definition: 1. (held or kept together) firmly or closely: 2. Clothes or shoes that are tight fit the body too…. Learn more.

With a few verbs tight is used idiomatically as an intensive and is the only possible form: sleep tight; sit tight. Tight can be used only following the verb: The house was shut tight (not tight shut).

There are 41 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word tight, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Adverb: tight tIt Firmly or closely " held tight"; - fast, fastly [archaic] In an attentive manner "he remained tight on his guard "; - close, closely Derived forms: tighter, tightest

Tight denotes the state resulting from the process, whereas tightly denotes the manner of its application. As such, tight is more appropriate when the focus is on a state that endures for some time after the …

TIGHT definition: firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure. See examples of tight used in a sentence.

4 days ago · tighten (third-person singular simple present tightens, present participle tightening, simple past and past participle tightened) (transitive) To make tighter.

Definition of tight adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Tight is used to describe a group of things or an amount of something that is closely packed together. She curled up in a tight ball, with her knees tucked up at her chin. The men came in a tight group.