tightly
紧密地,紧紧地,严密地,紧密的
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Definitions
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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!
- : Older Slang. drunk; tipsy.
- : characterized by scarcity or eager demand; limited; restricted: a tight job market;tight money.
- : Journalism. having more news available than is required for or utilizable in a particular issue.
- : Baseball. inside.
- : Scot. and North England. competent or skillful.
- : tidy; orderly.
- : neatly or well built or made.
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tight·er, tight·est.
- : in a tight manner; closely; securely; tautly; firmly: Shut the door tight.The shirt fit tight across the shoulders.
- : soundly or deeply: to sleep 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
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
The 20-mile ride is to the cyclist what the “tight five” is to the comedian, or the sandwich is to lunch.
For foodies, there's a cornucopia of edibles you come upon, each with a tight, two-sentence description.
On or off the stalk, look for sprouts that are compact, with tight leaves.
Kyler Murray appears to be playing with an injured shoulder but had a 25-yard completion to tight end Maxx Williams to set up the touchdown.
“But it’s not my plane of choice,” he added, pointing not to its crashes, but to its often tight cabin configurations.
That was accomplished by cops such as the one whose picture was clutched so tightly by his widow on Sunday.
But on Tuesday, we saw another nail hammered into the already pretty tightly nailed down coffin of the two-state solution.
They lifted her up, and when they saw that she was laced too tightly, they cut the stay lace in two.
MAKE IT AHEAD: Assemble the pot pies completely, cover tightly, and refrigerate for up to a day or freeze for up to a month.
The video is accompanied by a photograph of a young black girl wrapped tightly in Kevlar, and a pledge card asking people to vote.
She folded them tightly in a handkerchief, and thrust the parcel as far as her arm could reach between the mattress and the bed.
Her thin and narrow hands held the balcony railing rather tightly.
I tore it open and found, wrapped tightly about three twenty-dollar gold pieces, an unsigned note from MacRae.
He did not say a word for an instant, for his lips were pressed so tightly together, that they were a white line.
You had tied me down too tightly, my Barbiche; my instructions were to obtain a meeting at any price.