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41tight — 1. mod. stingy. □ She’s really tight with her cash. □ You’re just too tight. Gimme a fiver, Dad, come on. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ Frank was tight and didn’t ant to drive …
42tight — 1. adjective /taɪt/ a) Pushed or pulled together. My socks are too tight. b) Of a space, etc, narrow, so that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it. The passageway was so tight we could barely get through. Syn: close,… …
43tight — adj. stingy (colloq.) (esp. AE) 1) tight with (tight with money) misc. 2) to sit tight ( to maintain one s position ) * * * [taɪt] [ misc. ] to sit tight ( to maintain one s position ) [ stingy ] (colloq.) (esp. AE) tight with (with money) …
44tight — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. close, compact, hermetic, impervious; snug, close fitting; hemmed in; strict, stringent; scarce, in short supply; informal, stingy, parsimonious; slang, intoxicated, inebriated, loaded. See closure …
45tight — adjective 1》 fixed or fastened firmly; hard to move, undo, or open. ↘(of clothes) close fitting, especially uncomfortably so. ↘(of a grip) very firm. ↘well sealed against something such as water or air. 2》 (of a rope, fabric, or… …
46tight — I Australian Slang 1. close; nearly even: tight race ; 2. (Music) played exceedingly well; clean and polished in quality: this band is tight ; 3. hip, cool: the car is tight ; 4. stingy or parsimonious; 5. drunk; tipsy II Pakistani English high… …
47tight — adj 1. mean, stingy, miserly. Now a common colloquialism rather than slang, this usage originated in the USA in the early 19th century. The image evoked is of someone who is tight fisted . A modern elaboration is tight arsed. 2. tipsy or drunk.… …
48tight — 1. drunk Perhaps a pun on screwed, as the OED suggests, but I am not sure which usage came first: Well, he got in at last, and he lit a candle then. That took him five minutes. He was pretty tight. (Somerville and Ross, 1897) 2.… …
49tight — 1. Mean. Also tight arsed* 2. Difficult. Hence tight spot or corner Difficult personal situation. 3. Not easily obtainable (e.g. of money). 4. Drunk: Also tight as a drum or newt or tick Very drunk. 5. sit tight Remain where one is. Wait …
50tight — /taɪt/ adjective which is controlled, which does not allow any movement ● The manager has a very tight schedule today – he cannot fit in any more appointments. ● Expenses are kept under tight control. ▪▪▪ ‘…mortgage money is becoming tighter’… …
