Found 3 items, similar to Tighter.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: tight ciut, erat, kencang, ketat, sempit, terganjal
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tight tight adj 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” [ant: loose] 2: pulled or drawn tight; “taut sails”; “a tight drumhead”; “a tight rope” [syn: taut] 3: set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration; “in tight formation”; “a tight blockade” 4: pressed tightly together; “with lips compressed” [syn: compressed] 5: used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; “a mean person”; “he left a miserly tip” [syn: mean, mingy, miserly] 6: affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; “tight money”; “a tight market” 7: of such close construction as to be impermeable; “a tight roof”; “warm in our tight little house” [ant: leaky] 8: of textiles; “a close weave”; “smooth percale with a very tight weave” [syn: close] 9: securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid; “the bolts are tight” 10: (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; “a close contest”; “a close election”; “a tight game” [syn: close] 11: very drunk [syn: besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, potty, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tiddly, tiddley, tipsy, wet] 12: exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; “a nasty problem”; “a good man to have on your side in a tight situation” [syn: nasty] 13: demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; “rigorous discipline”; “tight security”; “stringent safety measures” [syn: rigorous, stringent] 14: packed closely together; “the stood in a tight little group”; “hair in tight curls”; “the pub was packed tight” tight adv 1: firmly or tightly; “held fast to the rope”; “her foot was stuck fast”; “held tight” [syn: fast] 2: in an attentive manner; “he remained close on his guard” [syn: close, closely]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tighter Tight \Tight\, a. [Compar. Tighter (t[imac]t"[~e]r); superl. Tightest.] [OE. tight, thiht; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. [thorn][=e]ttr, Dan. t[ae]t, Sw. t["a]t: akin to D. & G. dicht thick, tight, and perhaps to E. thee to thrive, or to thick. Cf. Taut.] 1. Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot. [1913 Webster] 2. Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, a tight ship; a tight cask; a tight room; -- often used in this sense as the second member of a compound; as, water-tight; air-tight. [1913 Webster] 3. Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment. [1913 Webster] 4. Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy. [1913 Webster] Clad very plain, but clean and tight. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster] I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight. --Gay. [1913 Webster] 5. Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 6. Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out. [1913 Webster] 7. Handy; adroit; brisk. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] 8. Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. [Slang] [1913 Webster] 9. (Com.) Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7. [1913 Webster] Tighter \Tight"er\, n. A ribbon or string used to draw clothes closer. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]