tight-fitting
21tight — 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 …
22tight — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English tiht, thyht dense, solid, watertight, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse thēttr tight; akin to Middle High German dīhte thick, Sanskrit tanakti it causes to coagulate Date: 14th century 1. a. having… …
23tight — adj 1. fixed, fastened, fast, secure, secured, clinched, made fast, set, sound; stable, stationary, unmovable, immovable, irremovable. 2. taut, tense, strained, rigid, stiff; unrelaxed, under a strain, Inf. uptight. 3. snug, close fitting, form… …
24tight — tightly, adv. tightness, n. /tuyt/, adj. tighter, tightest, adv., tighter, tightest. adj. 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… …
25tight — /taɪt / (say tuyt) adjective 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. fitting closely, especially too closely: tight trousers. 4. difficult to deal with or… …
26tight — [[t]taɪt[/t]] adj. and adv. er, est. 1) firmly or closely fixed in place; secure: a tight knot[/ex] 2) drawn or stretched so as to be tense; taut 3) fitting closely, esp. too closely: a tight collar[/ex] 4) difficult to deal with or manage: a… …
27tight*/*/ — [taɪt] adj I 1) fitting closely around your body or part of your body Ant: loose a tight shirt/dress[/ex] 2) holding someone or fastening something very firmly Ant: loose a tight knot[/ex] Baxter kept a tight grip on the prisoner s arm.[/ex] 3)… …
28tight — adjective 1) a tight grip Syn: firm, secure 2) the rope was pulled tight Syn: taut, rigid, stiff, tense, stretched, strained 3) tight jeans …
29tight — 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… …
30tight — taɪt adj. close fitting, tense, narrow adv. in a close fitting manner, firmly …
