tighter Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective closely constrained or constricted or constricting
    tight.
    • tight skirts
    • he hated tight starched collars
    • fingers closed in a tight fist
    • a tight feeling in his chest
  2. adjective satellite pulled or drawn tight
    tight; taut.
    • taut sails
    • a tight drumhead
    • a tight rope
  3. adjective satellite set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration
    tight.
    • in tight formation
    • a tight blockade
  4. adjective satellite pressed tightly together
    tight; compressed.
    • with lips compressed
  5. adjective satellite (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
    tight; miserly; mingy; mean.
    • a mean person
    • he left a miserly tip
  6. adjective satellite affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
    tight.
    • tight money
    • a tight market
  7. adjective of such close construction as to be impermeable
    tight.
    • a tight roof
    • warm in our tight little house
  8. adjective satellite of textiles
    close; tight.
    • a close weave
    • smooth percale with a very tight weave
  9. adjective satellite securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid
    tight.
    • the bolts are tight
  10. adjective satellite (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
    close; tight.
    • a close contest
    • a close election
    • a tight game
  11. adjective satellite very drunk
    pixilated; sozzled; soaked; tight; soused; sloshed; slopped; blotto; plastered; crocked; besotted; cockeyed; squiffy; wet; pie-eyed; fuddled; smashed; blind drunk; stiff; loaded; pissed.
  12. adjective satellite exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
    tight; nasty.
    • a nasty problem
    • a good man to have on your side in a tight situation
  13. adjective satellite demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
    rigorous; tight; stringent.
    • rigorous discipline
    • tight security
    • stringent safety measures
  14. adjective satellite packed closely together
    tight.
    • they stood in a tight little group
    • hair in tight curls
    • the pub was packed tight

WordNet


Tight"er noun
Definitions
  1. A ribbon or string used to draw clothes closer. Obs.

Webster 1913