Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - tight
Tight
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adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 closely held, drawn, fastened, fitting, etc. (a tight hold; a tight skirt). 2 closely and firmly put together (a tight joint). 3 (of clothes etc.) too closely fitting (my shoes are rather tight). 4 impermeable, impervious, esp. (in comb.) to a specified thing (watertight). 5 tense; stretched so as to leave no slack (a tight bowstring). 6 colloq. drunk. 7 colloq. (of a person) mean, stingy. 8 a (of money or materials) not easily obtainable. b (of a money market) in which money is tight. 9 a (of precautions, a programme, etc.) stringent, demanding. b presenting difficulties (a tight situation). 10 produced by or requiring great exertion or pressure (a tight squeeze). 11 (of control etc.) strictly imposed. --adv. tightly (hold tight!). Phrases and idioms tight corner (or place or spot) a difficult situation. tight-fisted stingy. tight-fitting (of a garment) fitting (often too) close to the body. tight-lipped with or as with the lips compressed to restrain emotion or speech. Derivatives tightly adv. tightness n. Etymology: prob. alt. of thight f. ON th{eacute}ttr watertight, of close texture
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English tiht, thyht dense, solid, water~, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse thēttr ~; akin to Middle High German dīhte thick, Sanskrit tanakti it causes to coagulate Date: 14th century 1. having elements close together , so close in structure as to prevent passage or escape (as of liquid, gas, or light) , fitting very close to the body , d. closely packed ; very full , barely allowing time for completion , allowing little or no room for free motion or movement , 2. strongly fixed or held ; secure , b. not slack or loose ; taut , marked by unusual tension (as in the face or body) , capable, competent, 4. difficult to cope with , relatively difficult to obtain , not liberal in giving ; stingy , characterized by little difference in the relative positions of contestants with respect to final outcome ; close , somewhat drunk, 7. characterized by firmness or strictness in control or application or in attention to details , marked by control or discipline in expression or style ; having little or no extraneous matter , characterized by a polished style and precise arrangements in music performance, having a close personal or working relationship ; intimate , being such that the subject fills the frame , ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. adverb Date: 1680 fast, ~ly, firmly , in a sound manner ; soundly ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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