of tie-p. p. of tie.-firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot.-close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, a tight ship; a tight cask; a tight room; -- often used in this sense as the second member of a compound; as, water-tight; air-tight.-fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment.-not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.-close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings.-not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.-handy; adroit; brisk.-somewhat intoxicated; tipsy.-pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market.  cf. easy, 7.-to tighten.