<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>tight</li><li>tighter</li><li>tightest</li><li>firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot.</li><li>drawn or stretched so as to be tense; taut.</li><li>affording little or no extra room; fitting closely, especially too closely: a tight collar.</li><li>difficult to deal with or manage: to be in a tight situation.</li><li>of such close or compacted texture, or fitted together so closely, as to be impervious to water, air, steam, etc.: a good, tight roof.</li><li>concise; terse: a tight style of writing.</li><li>firm; rigid: his tight control of the company.</li><li>carefully arranged or organized and full; affording little leeway; packed: a tight schedule.</li><li>nearly even; close: a tight race.</li><li>Informal: close, as friends; familiar or intimate.</li><li>united: The strikers are tight in their refusal to accept the proposed contract.</li><li>parsimonious; stingy.</li><li>Slang: amazing; cool: Your new place is tight!</li><li>Older Slang: drunk; tipsy.</li><li>characterized by scarcity or eager demand; limited; restricted: a tight job market; tight money.</li><li>Journalism: (of a newspaper) having more news available than is required for or utilizable in a particular issue.</li><li>Baseball: inside.</li><li>Scot. and North England: competent or skillful.</li><li>tidy; orderly.</li><li>neatly or well built or made.</li></ul><p><strong>Adverb</strong></p><ul><li>tightly</li><li>in a tight manner; closely; securely; tautly; firmly: Shut the door tight. The shirt fit tight across the shoulders.</li><li>soundly or deeply: to sleep tight.</li></ul>