tight
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
Example
“a tight sponge; a tight knot”
Other meanings
Unyielding or firm.
Under high tension; taut.
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "tight".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “tight” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.