tight
紧,紧密,严格,紧张
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tight·er, tight·est.
- : firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot.
- : drawn or stretched so as to be tense; taut.
- : affording little or no extra room; fitting closely, especially too closely: a tight collar.
- : difficult to deal with or manage: to be in a tight situation.
- : of such close or compacted texture, or fitted together so closely, as to be impervious to water, air, steam, etc.: a good, tight roof.
- : concise; terse: a tight style of writing.
- : firm; rigid: his tight control of the company.
- : carefully arranged or organized and full; affording little leeway; packed: a tight schedule.
- : nearly even; close: a tight race.
- : Informal. close, as friends; familiar or intimate.united: The strikers are tight in their refusal to accept the proposed contract.
- : parsimonious; stingy.
- : Slang. amazing; cool: Your new place is tight!
Phrases
- tight as a drum
- tight as a tick
- tighten one's belt
- tighten the screws
- tight rein on, a
- tight ship
- tight spot
- tight squeeze
- in a bind (tight corner)
- sit tight
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Examples
Just make sure the cap is on tight so it doesn’t leak, and that the bottle is not hot enough to burn you.
It may have been a lucky tip that led Freeman to the arrest, but it was his ability to connect with the tight-knit community—and his passion for investigating the heists—that put him in a position to receive it.
Brady threw three touchdowns passes, two to tight end Rob Gronkowski and one to wideout Antonio Brown.
Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes finally got in sync with star tight end Travis Kelce, who had just one catch before the drive but then had four for 41 en route to the field goal.
The Kansas City defense had a goal-line stand in the second quarter to keep the game temporarily tight.
And that means they also fall under the umbrella of programs most likely to get the axe when state and federal budgets are tight.
Because of the thinness of the air, there is a very tight margin between the correct and incorrect airspeeds, as little as 50 mph.
Weirich said whenever she saw Fox, she was wearing something too tight.
Major League Baseball, though, is still being tight-lipped about what the end of the embargo might mean for the sport.
Missy also gets a bit tight-lipped when it comes to her personal life.
"It's always the way with them," sighed Miss Grains, who suffered from a complication of romantic tendency and very stays.