tight

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for tight

tight 🔊 /tajˈt/

tight : වෙරි වූ

tight : සිර

tight : හිර

tight : තද

tight : තදබද

tight : ඉඩක් නැති

tight definition

of Tie

Past Participle. of Tie.

superl.

  1. Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot.
  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.
  3. Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment.
  4. Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
  5. Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings.
  6. Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.
  7. Handy; adroit; brisk.
  8. Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy.
  9. Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7.

Transitive verb. To tighten.