a. Taut. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Tighter superl. Tightest. ] [ OE. tight, thiht; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. þēttr, Dan. tæt, Sw. tät: akin to D. & G. dicht thick, tight, and perhaps to E. thee to thrive, or to thick. Cf. Taut. ] 1. Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Clad very plain, but clean and tight. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight. Gay. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. Handy; adroit; brisk. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. [ Slang ] [ 1913 Webster ]

9. (Com.) Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7. [ 1913 Webster ]

obs. p. p. of Tie. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To tighten. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tightened p. pr. & vb. n. Tightening. ] To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

Just where I please, with tightened rein
I'll urge thee round the dusty plain. Fawkes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tightening pulley (Mach.), a pulley which rests, or is forced, against a driving belt to tighten it. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That which tightens; specifically (Mach.), a tightening pulley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A ribbon or string used to draw clothes closer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a tight manner; closely; nearly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or condition of being tight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. Close-fitting garments, especially for the lower part of the body and the legs. [ 1913 Webster ]