tight p. p. of Tie.(Spenser.)a.[OE. tight, thiht; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. ttr, Dan. tt, Sw. tt: akin to D. & G. dicht thick, tight, and perhaps to E. thee to thrive, or to thick. Cf. Taut.]1. Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot.()2. 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.()3. Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment.()4. Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.()Clad very plain, but clean and tight. (Evelyn.)I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight. (Gay.)5. Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings.()6. Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.()7. Handy; adroit; brisk.(Shak.)8. Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy.()9. (Com.) Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7.()v. t. To tighten.()