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tight [a]

1)	closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "tight skirts"; "he hated tight starched collars"; "fingers closed in a tight fist"; "a tight feeling in his chest"

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binding choky clenched close tense skintight tight-fitting viselike loose

2)	pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"

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taut

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tense

3)	set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration; "in tight formation"; "a tight blockade"

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invulnerable

4)	pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed"

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compressed

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closed

5)	used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip"

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mean mingy miserly

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stingy

6)	affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money"; "a tight market"

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scarce economic_science

7)	of such close construction as to be impermeable; "a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house"

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air-tight dripless hermetic rainproof sealed snug impermeable seaworthy watertight leaky

8)	of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave"

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fine

9)	securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid; "the bolts are tight"

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secure

10)

(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game"

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equal

11)

very drunk

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besotted blind_drunk blotto cockeyed crocked fuddled loaded pie-eyed pissed pixilated plastered potty slopped sloshed smashed soaked soused sozzled squiffy stiff tiddley tiddly tipsy wet

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drunk argot

12)

exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation"

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nasty

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difficult

13)

demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures"

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rigorous stringent

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demanding

14)

packed closely together; "the stood in a tight little group"; "hair in tight curls"; "the pub was packed tight"

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compact

tight [r]

1)	firmly or tightly; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight"

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fast

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2)	in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"

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close closely

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