tight in WordNet English dictionary

1. very drunk
   besotted  blind drunk  blotto  crocked  cockeyed  fuddled  loaded  pie-eyed  pissed  pixilated  plastered  slopped  sloshed  smashed  soaked  soused  sozzled  squiffy  stiff  tight  wet 
   
2. (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
   "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game"
   close  tight 
   
3. of textiles
   "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave"
   close  tight 
   
4. pressed tightly together
   "with lips compressed"
   compressed  tight 
   
5. (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
   "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip"
   mean  mingy  miserly  tight 
   
6. exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
   "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation"
   nasty  tight 
   
7. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
   "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures"
   rigorous  stringent  tight 
   
8. pulled or drawn tight
   "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"
   taut  tight 
   
9. closely constrained or constricted or constricting
   "tight skirts"; "he hated tight starched collars"; "fingers closed in a tight fist"; "a tight feeling in his chest"
   tight 
   
10. of such close construction as to be impermeable
    "a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house"
    tight 
    
11. packed closely together
    "they stood in a tight little group"; "hair in tight curls"; "the pub was packed tight"
    tight 
    
12. set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration
    "in tight formation"; "a tight blockade"
    tight 
    
13. affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
    "tight money"; "a tight market"
    tight 
    
14. securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid
    "the bolts are tight"
    tight 
    

1. in an attentive manner
   "he remained close on his guard"
   close  closely  tight  close  closely  tight 
   
2. firmly or closely
   "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight"
   fast  tight  fast  tight