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- Tight - - of Tie
- Tight - - p. p. of Tie.
- Tight - superl. - Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot.
- Tight - superl. - 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.
- Tight - superl. - Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment.
- Tight - superl. - Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
- Tight - superl. - Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings.
- Tight - superl. - Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.
- Tight - superl. - Handy; adroit; brisk.
- Tight - superl. - Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy.
- Tight - superl. - Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7.
- Tight - v. t. - To tighten.
- Tighten - v. t. - To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner.
- Tightened - imp. & p. p. - of Tighten
- Tightener - n. - That which tightens; specifically (Mach.), a tightening pulley.
- Tightening - p. pr. & vb. n. - of Tighten
- Tighter - n. - A ribbon or string used to draw clothes closer.
- Tightly - adv. - In a tight manner; closely; nearly.
- Tightness - n. - The quality or condition of being tight.
- Tights - n. pl. - Close-fitting garments, especially for the lower part of the body and the legs.
- Well - v. i. - A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water for the preservation of fish alive while they are transported to market.
- Plug - v. t. - To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.
- Balance - n. - To support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling; as, to balance a plate on the end of a cane; to balance one's self on a tight rope.
- Packing - n. - A yielding ring, as of metal, which surrounds a piston and maintains a tight fit, as inside a cylinder, etc.
- Water-tight - a. - So tight as to retain, or not to admit, water; not leaky.
- Chest - n. - A tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas, steam, liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an organ.
- Bowline - n. - A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails, by subordinate ropes, called bridles, and used to keep the weather edge of the sail tight forward, when the ship is closehauled.
- Cinch - n. - A tight grip.
- Tight - superl. - Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot.
- Flinch - v. i. - To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
- Hand-tight - a. - As tight as can be made by the hand.
- Windtight - a. - So tight as to prevent the passing through of wind.
- Tightly - adv. - In a tight manner; closely; nearly.
- Air-tight - a. - So tight as to be impermeable to air; as, an air-tight cylinder.
- Jam - v. t. - To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in.
- Close-stool - n. - A utensil to hold a chamber vessel, for the use of the sick and infirm. It is usually in the form of a box, with a seat and tight cover.
- Tight - superl. - Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings.
- Trim - v. t. - Fitly adjusted; being in good order., or made ready for service or use; firm; compact; snug; neat; fair; as, the ship is trim, or trim built; everything about the man is trim; a person is trim when his body is well shaped and firm; his dress is trim when it fits closely to his body, and appears tight and snug; a man or a soldier is trim when he stands erect.
- Rain-tight - a. - So tight as to exclude rain; as, a rain-tight roof.
- Loose - superl. - Not tight or close; as, a loose garment.
- Untighten - v. t. - To make less tight or tense; to loosen.
- Tight - superl. - 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.
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- H2254 חָבַל - 2254 חָבַל - חָבַל - - châbal - khaw-bal' - a primitive root; to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition); [idiom] at all, band, bring forth, (deal) corrupt(-ly), destroy, offend, lay to (take a) pledge, spoil, travail, [idiom] very, withhold. - Verb - heb
- G1241 διαζώννυμι - 1241 διαζώννυμι - ΔΙΑΖΏΝΝΥΜΙ - - diazṓnnymi - dee-az-own'-noo-mee - from διά and ζώννυμι; to gird tightly:--gird. - Verb - greek
- H4712 מֵצַר - 4712 מֵצַר - מֵצַר - - mêtsar - may-tsar' - from קֵבָה; something tight, i.e. (figuratively) trouble; distress, pain, strait. - Noun Masculine - heb
- H6862 צַר - 6862 צַר - צַר - - tsar - tsar - or צָר; from צָרַר; compare as in צֹר; narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding); adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble. - Adjective - heb
- H6869 צָרָה - 6869 צָרָה - צָרָה - - tsârâh - tsaw-raw' - feminine of צַר; tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:; adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble. - Noun Feminine - heb
- H2223 זַרְזִיר - 2223 זַרְזִיר - זַרְזִיר - - zarzîyr - zar-zeer' - by reduplication from זוּר; properly, tightly girt, i.e. probably a racer, or some fleet animal (as being slender in the waist); [phrase] greyhound. - Noun Masculine - heb
- H2115 זוּר - 2115 זוּר - זוּר - - zûwr - zoor - a primitive root (compare צוֹק); to press together, tighten; close, rush, thrust together. - Verb - heb