The meaning of tight is having elements close together Permeable, porous, leaky, pervious, penetrable, absorbent, unsealed, loose How to use tight in a sentence.
(held or kept together) firmly or closely Close, impermeable, dense, snug, impervious, impenetrable, compact, thick Clothes or shoes that are tight fit the body too…
See examples of tight used in a sentence. Definition of tight adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. With a few verbs tight is used idiomatically as an intensive and is the only possible form
Tight can be used only following the verb The house was shut tight (not tight shut). Difficult to deal with or manage To be in a tight situation
Discover everything about the word tight in english There are 41 meanings listed in oed's entry for the word tight, three of which are labelled obsolete See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Tight denotes the state resulting from the process, whereas tightly denotes the manner of its application
As such, tight is more appropriate when the focus is on a state that endures for some time after the activity has ended.
