tighttight /taɪt/ adjective 1 
fitting very closely to your body► tight
fitting very closely to your body► tight tight clothes fit very closely to your body and are difficult to put on or take off: These jeans are very tight. I can hardly button them at the waist. She wore a tight black dress that showed off her figure.
➔ see Describing Clothes2 pulled or stretched as far as possible► tight if a rope or strap is tight, it is pulled or stretched as far as possible: If the straps aren’t tight enough around the horse, the saddle can slip.
► taut stretched very tight. Use taut especially about rope, wire, muscles, or skin: It is important to keep the safety rope taut so that the climber cannot fall very far.
3 holding something so that it cannot move► tight unable to move, or holding something so that it cannot move: His mother kept a tight hold on his hand as they crossed the street. ➔ You also use tight when something is in a fixed position where it cannot move: Turn the screw to the right until it is tight.
► firm holding something so that it cannot move, especially by squeezing your hand: A firm handshake shows confidence. Keep a firm hold on the bat.
ANTONYMS ➔ see looseADVERBS: tightYou can make the adjectives that mean tight into adverbs by using an -ly ending: The strap was not fastened tightly enough. | His muscles flexed tautly under his T-shirt. | She shook hands firmly with me.