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tight

1. mod. stingy. She’s really tight with her cash.

2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. Frank was tight and didn’t want to drive.

3. mod. stressful; with little margin for error. When the schedule is tight and we are busy as all get out, the telephone won’t stop ringing.

4. mod. cool; super. His new car is tight!

5. mod. close to someone; friendly with someone. Those two are really tight. True buds.

See:

• a tight corner
• a tight-arse
• as tight as a tick
• be in a tight corner
• be in a tight spot
• be kept on a tight leash
• be on a tight leash
• be tight-arsed
• be tight-lipped
• close chewer and a tight spitter
• have (someone) on a tight leash
• have on a short leash
• hold tight
• in a bind
• in a tight corner
• in a tight spot
• keep a firm grip on
• keep a tight rein on
• keep on a tight leash
• on a tight leash
• run a tight ship
• screwed
• screwed tight
• sit tight
• sleep tight
• tight
• tight arse
• tight as a drum
• tight as a tick
• tight as Dick's hatband
• tight as the bark on a tree
• tight ass
• tight money
• tight race
• tight rein on, a
• tight ship
• tight spot
• tight squeeze
• tight wad
• tight-lipped