tight
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adjective
1. fixed, fastened, or closed firmly; hard to move, undo, or open:
〈ねじ･ふたなどが〉しっかりしまった, きつい; 〈結び目･握り方などが〉きつくて解けない, しっかりした
e.g. she twisted her handkerchief into a tight knot.
(of clothes or shoes) close-fitting, especially uncomfortably so:
〈服･靴などが〉きつい, 窮屈な(↔ easy)
e.g. the dress was too tight for her.
(of a grip) very firm so as not to let go:
e.g. she released her tight hold on the dog
e.g. figurative : presidential advisers keep a tight grip on domestic policy.
(of a ship, building, or object) well sealed against something such as water or air:
e.g. in combination : a light-tight container.
2. (of a rope, fabric, or surface) stretched so as to leave no slack; not loose:
〈ひも･布地などが〉ぴんと張った(↔ slack)
e.g. the drawcord pulls tight.
(of muscles or skin) firm or taut:
e.g. he showed off his tight abs
e.g. the tight skin on your face may start to sag.
(of a part of the body or a bodily sensation) feeling painful and constricted, as a result of anxiety or illness:
(病気･心配で)〈体の一部(特に胸)が〉締めつけられるような, 苦しい
e.g. there was a tight feeling in his gut.
(of appearance or manner) tense, irritated, or angry:
〈表情･声などが〉厳しい, こわばった
e.g. she gave him a tight smile.
(of a rule, policy, or form of control) strictly imposed:
〖通例名詞の前で〗厳しい, 厳重な〈統制･制限など〉
e.g. security was tight at yesterday's ceremony.
(of a written work or form) concise, condensed, or well structured:
〈やり方･出来などが〉むだのない, きっちりした
e.g. a tight argument.
(of an organization or group of people) disciplined or professional; well coordinated:
息のあった
e.g. the vocalists are strong and the band is tight.
3. (of an area or space) having or allowing little room for maneuver:
〈空間が〉余裕のない, 密集した, すき間なく詰まった
e.g. a tight parking spot
e.g. it was a tight squeeze in the tiny vestibule.
(of a bend, turn, or angle) changing direction sharply; having a short radius.
〖通例名詞の前で〗急な, きつい〈カーブなど〉
(of money or time) limited or restricted:
〈予定･時間･状況などが〉余裕のない, せっぱ詰まった
e.g. David was out of work and money was tight
e.g. an ability to work to tight deadlines.
4. (of a formation or a group of people or things) closely or densely packed together:
e.g. he levered the bishop out from a tight knot of clerical wives.
(of a community or other group of people) having close relations; tight-knit:
〈集団･組織などが〉固く結びついた, 親密な
e.g. the tenants were far too tight to let anyone know.
5. (of a game or contest) with evenly matched competitors; very close:
〈試合などが〉接戦の, 互角の
e.g. he won in a tight finish.
6. British informal (of a person) not willing to spend or give much money; stingy.
｟くだけて｠ 〈金･予算などが〉余裕のない, 金詰まりの; ｟けなして｠ 〈人が〉けちな, しまり屋の(tight-fisted, stingy)(↔ generous)
7. predicative informal drunk:
｟やや古･くだけて｠ ; 〖be ～〗 酔っ払って
e.g. later, at the club, he got tight on brandy.
adverb
very firmly, closely, or tensely:
〖主に動詞の後で〗しっかりと, きつく〈握る･閉じる･伸ばすなど〉; ぎっしりと, ぎゅうぎゅうに〈詰めるなど〉
e.g. he went downstairs, holding tight to the banisters.
PHRASES
run a tight ship
be very strict in managing an organization or operation.
a tight corner (or spot or place)
a difficult situation:
e.g. her talent for talking her way out of tight corners.
ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense ‘healthy, vigorous’, later ‘firm, solid’): probably an alteration of thight ‘firm, solid’, later ‘close-packed, dense’, of Germanic origin; related to German dicht ‘dense, close’.