tight

English

/taɪt/

adj
Definitions
  • Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
  • (of a space, design or arrangement) Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.
  • Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.
  • (slang) Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk.
  • (slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
  • (slang) Mean; unfair; unkind.
  • (obsolete) Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
  • (obsolete) Handy; adroit; brisk.
  • (poker) Of a player, who plays very few hands.
  • (poker) Using a strategy which involves playing very few hands.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English tight inherited from Old English *þīht derived from Old Norse þéttr (tight, watertight, thick, dense) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *tenkt- (dense, thick, tight), *ten- (stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ten-

Gloss

stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex

Concept
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Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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