tight

About 15.80 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.

   a tight sponge; a tight knot

2. adjective Unyielding or firm.

   tight control on a situation

3. adjective Under high tension; taut.

   Make sure to pull the rope tight.

4. adjective Scarce, hard to come by.

   I grew up in a poor neighborhood; money was very tight, but we made do.

5. adjective Intimate, close, close-knit, intimately friendly.

   We've grown tighter over the years.

6. adjective Miserly or frugal.

   He's a bit tight with his money.

7. adjective Short of money.
8. adjective Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.

   The passageway was so tight we could barely get through.

Similar words

taut loaded demanding hard stringent difficult fast rigorous stiff compressed

Often followed by

and to as in control with against little junctions

Word family

tighter tightest tightly tightness tightnesses