TIGHT — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
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Affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow.
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- Tight money.
- A tight market.
Packed closely together.
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- The stood in a tight little group.
- Hair in tight curls.
- The pub was packed tight.
Demanding strict attention to rules and procedures.
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- Rigorous discipline.
- Tight security.
- Stringent safety measures.
Exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent.
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- A nasty problem.
- A good man to have on your side in a tight situation.
Very drunk.
(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched.
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- A close contest.
- A close election.
- A tight game.
Used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity.
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- A mean person.
- He left a miserly tip.
Of such close construction as to be impermeable.
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- A tight roof.
- Warm in our tight little house.
Closely constrained or constricted or constricting.
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- Tight skirts.
- He hated tight starched collars.
- Fingers closed in a tight fist.
- A tight feeling in his chest.
Pressed tightly together.
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- With lips compressed.
Securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid.
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- The bolts are tight.
Of textiles.
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- A close weave.
- Smooth percale with a very tight weave.
Pulled or drawn tight.
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- Taut sails.
- A tight drumhead.
- A tight rope.
Set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration.
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- In tight formation.
- A tight blockade.
Firmly or tightly.
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- Held fast to the rope.
- Her foot was stuck fast.
- Held tight.
In an attentive manner.
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- He remained close on his guard.
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