Definition of tight

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Tight (superl.) Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy.

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Take-up :: Take-up (n.) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch..
Rain-tight :: Rain-tight (a.) So tight as to exclude rain; as, a rain-tight roof..
Loosen :: Loosen (v. i.) To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact..
Clutch :: Clutch (n.) To close tightly; to clinch.
Sag :: Sag (v. i.) To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane; as, a line or cable supported by its ends sags, though tightly drawn; the floor of a room sags; hence, to lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position; as, a building may sag one way or another; a door sags on its hinges..
Frap :: Frap (v. t.) To draw together; to bind with a view to secure and strengthen, as a vessel by passing cables around it; to tighten; as a tackle by drawing the lines together..
Succinct :: Succinct (a.) Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together.
Brace :: Brace (v. t.) To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves..
Tourniquet :: Tourniquet (n.) An instrument for arresting hemorrhage. It consists essentially of a pad or compress upon which pressure is made by a band which is tightened by a screw or other means.
Brace :: Brace (v. t.) To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To set closely together; to close tightly; as, to clinch the teeth or the first..
Intrinse :: Intrinse (a.) Tightly drawn; or (perhaps) intricate.
Packing :: Packing (n.) A yielding ring, as of metal, which surrounds a piston and maintains a tight fit, as inside a cylinder, etc..
Swiftfoot :: Swifter (v. t.) To tighten, as slack standing rigging, by bringing the opposite shrouds nearer..
Tight :: Tight () of Ti.
Lacing :: Lacing (n.) The act of securing, fastening, or tightening, with a lace or laces..
Tense :: Tense (a.) Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as, a tense fiber..
Intense :: Intense (a.) Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought..
Garrote :: Garrote (n.) A Spanish mode of execution by strangulation, with an iron collar affixed to a post and tightened by a screw until life become extinct; also, the instrument by means of which the punishment is inflicted..
Tort :: Tort (a.) Stretched tight; taut.
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