tightest Definition

tight
adj tighter, tightest

1. Fitting very or too closely.

Thesaurus: snug, close-fitting, pinching, uncomfortable, skintight, cramping, cutting; Antonym: loose, ample, wide.
2. Stretched so as not to be loose; tense; taut.
3. Fixed or held firmly in place.

Example: a tight knot
Thesaurus: firm, secure, fast, bound up, close, clasped, fixed, steady, unyielding; Antonym: loose, shaky.
4. Made so as not to let air or water, etc pass in or out.

Example: watertight
Thesaurus: closed, sealed, airtight, impenetrable, impermeable, impervious, watertight; Antonym: open, penetrable, unprotected.
5. Difficult or posing problems.

Example: in a tight spot
6. Strictly and carefully controlled.
7. Said of a contest or match: closely or evenly fought.
8. Said of a schedule or timetable, etc: not allowing much time.
9. colloq
Mean; miserly.
Example: He's so tight, he wouldn't even buy a Christmas tree
Thesaurus: stingy, cheap, penny-pinching, miserly, parsimonious.
10. colloq
Drunk.
11. Said of money or some commodity: in short supply; difficult to obtain.
12. Said of a band or team: that plays together in a disciplined way, making very few mistakes.

adverb

1. Tightly; soundly; completely.

Example: sleep tight

Derivative: tightly
adverb

Derivative: tightness
noun

Idiom: run a tight ship

To be in control of an efficient well-run organization or group and ensure that it remains so.

Etymology: 14c: probably an alteration of thight, from Norse thettr.