tight
US: /ˈtaɪt/
UK: /tˈaɪt/
UK: /tˈaɪt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
tight /tait/
- tính từ
- kín, không thấm, không rỉ
- a tight ship: một cái tàu kín nước không rỉ vào được
- chặt, khít
- a tight knot: một nút thắt
- the cork is too tight: nút chai chặt quá
- a tight grasp: sự ôm chặt, sự ghì chặt
- chật, bó sát
- tight shoes: giày chật
- tight trousers: quần bó sát
- căng, căng thẳng
- tight rope: dây căng
- a tight match: một trận đấu căng thẳng (gay go)
- khó khăn, khan hiếm
- to be in a tight place (corner): (nghĩa bóng) gặp hoàn cảnh khó khăn
- money is tight: tiền khó kiếm
- keo cú, biển lận
- (thông tục) say bí tỉ, say sưa
- to keep a tight hand on somebody
- (xem) hand
- kín, không thấm, không rỉ
- phó từ
- kín, sít, khít, khít khao
- to shut tight: đóng kín
- chặt, chặt chẽ
- hold him tight: giữ chặt lấy nó
- to be packed as tight as herrings in a barrel: bị nhét chặt như cá hộp
- kín, sít, khít, khít khao
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, adverb
+ adjective (tighter, tightest)
fixed firmly
1 held or fixed in position firmly; difficult to move or undo: He kept a tight grip on her arm. + She twisted her hair into a tight knot. + The screw was so tight that it wouldn't move.
clothes
2 fitting closely to your body and sometimes uncomfortable: She was wearing a tight pair of jeans. + These shoes are much too tight. + The new sweater was a tight fit.
Antonym: LOOSE
See also -
control
3 very strict and firm: to exercise / keep tight control over sb/sth + We need tighter security at the airport.
stretched
4 stretched or pulled so that it cannot stretch much further: The rope was stretched tight.
close together
5 [usually before noun] with things or people packed closely together, leaving little space between them: There was a tight group of people around the speaker. + With six of us in the car it was a tight squeeze.
money / time
6 difficult to manage with because there is not enough: We have a very tight budget. + The president has a tight schedule today. + The deadline for finishing the project is too tight (= too soon).
expression / voice
7 looking or sounding anxious, upset, angry, etc: 'I'm sorry,' she said, with a tight smile.
See also -
part of body
8 feeling painful or uncomfortable because of illness or emotion: He complained of having a tight chest. + Her throat felt tight, just looking at her baby.
relationship
9 having a close relationship with sb else or with other people: It was a tight community and newcomers were not welcome.
See also -
bend / curve
10 curving suddenly rather than gradually: The driver slowed down at a tight bend in the road. + The plane flew around in a tight circle.
contest / race
11 with competitors or teams that seem to be equally good
Synonym: CLOSE
a tight race / game
not generous
12 (BrE, informal, disapproving) not wanting to spend much money; not generous: He's very tight with his money.
drunk
13 [not usually before noun] (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) drunk
-tight
14 (in compounds) not allowing the substance mentioned to enter: measures to make your home weathertight
See also -
tightness noun [U]
Idioms: to keep a tight rein on sb/sth to control sb/sth carefully or strictly: It's essential to keep a tight rein on public spending.
run a tight ship to organize sth in a very efficient way, controlling other people very closely
a tight spot / corner a very difficult or dangerous situation: She'll always help if you're in a tight spot.
+ adverb (tighter, tightest) closely and firmly; tightly: Hold tight! + My suitcase was packed tight. + His fists were clenched tight.
Idioms see SIT, SLEEP v.
WHICH WORD?
tight / tightly
Tight and tightly are both adverbs that come from the adjective tight. They have the same meaning, but tight is often used instead of tightly after a verb, especially in informal language, and in compounds: packed tight + a tight-fitting lid. Before a past participle tightly is used:
clusters of tightly packed flowers.
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 secure, firm, fast, fixed, secured, close-fitting, snug, sealed, hermetically sealed, leak-proof, hermetic, impervious, impenetrable, impermeable, airtight, watertight, waterproof,:
Make sure that the lid is tight.
2 taut, stretched, tense, constricting, (too) small, ill-fitting:
She was wearing a very tight dress.
3 strict, binding, restrictive, stringent, severe, tough, uncompromising, unyielding, rigorous, stern, austere, autocratic, harsh, hard and fast, inflexible:
You can't get away with anything under such tight regulations. I have a tight schedule next week.
4 Chiefly nautical taut, (well-)disciplined, orderly, neat, well-organized, trim, tidy, smart:
He runs a tight ship.
5 stingy, niggardly, mean, penurious, miserly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, tight-fisted, close-fisted, Colloq Brit mingy:
Glenn is much too tight to buy anyone a drink.
6 close, (almost) even, (highly) competitive, neck and neck, evenly matched:
It is going to be a tight race.
7 difficult, trying, dangerous, perilous, risky, hazardous, touchy, problematic, sticky, tricky, ticklish, precarious, touch-and-go:
The strike has created a tight situation at the office.
8 tipsy, drunk, intoxicated, Colloq high, woozy, under the influence, Brit tiddly:
When I saw her, she was too tight to drive.
9 scarce, scanty, hard to find or come by, rare; dear, expensive:
Entrepreneurs have found investment money to be pretty tight this year.
adv.
10 tightly, securely, firmly; closely:
Keep this door closed tight. Hold me tight. Her hands were clasped tight in prayer.
11 compactly, densely, solidly, firmly, closely:
We were packed so tight in the bus that no one could move.
Collocation dictionary
1 not loose
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem | become, get, go
Those jeans have got too tight and I can't wear them any more. The rope suddenly went tight.
| hold (on)
‘Hold tight!’ She increased her grip.
| clamp sth, clench sth, close sth, draw sth, pull sth, shut sth, stretch sth, tie sth
His jaw was clenched tight. Every muscle in her face was drawn tight. Shut your eyes tight. The cloth was stretched tight over the frame.
| clutch sth, grip sth, hold sth, keep sth
He held his children tight. Keep the rope tight.
ADV.
extremely, really, very | a bit, fairly, pretty, quite, rather, reasonably | enough
You didn't tie it tight enough.
2 with not much time/money to spare
VERBS
be, look, seem | get
I think we'd better leave?time's getting very tight.
ADV.
extremely, particularly, really, very | a bit, fairly, pretty, rather
3 controlled very strictly
VERBS
be, seem | become | remain
Security at the airport remains tight.
ADV.
extremely, really, very | increasingly | fairly, pretty, quite | enough
Are the controls tight enough?
Concise English dictionary
tighter|tightesttaɪt
adj.
+closely constrained or constricted or constricting
+pulled or drawn tight
+set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration
+pressed tightly together
+(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
+affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
+of such close construction as to be impermeable
+of textiles
+securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid
+(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
+very drunk
+exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
+demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
+packed closely together
adv.
+firmly or tightly
+in an attentive manner
