1. Firmly or closely
   "held tight"
   - fast 
2. In an attentive manner
   - close, closely

Derived forms: tighter, tightest

See also: airtight, air-tight, choky, clenched, clinched, close, closed, close-fitting, compact, demanding, difficult, dripless, drunk, equal, fine, gas-tight, hard, hermetic, impermeable, inebriated, intoxicated, invulnerable, leakproof, rainproof, scarce, seaworthy, secure, shut, skinny, skintight, skin-tight, snug, stingy, tense, tight fitting, tightfitting, tight-fitting, tightly, tightly fitting, tightness, ungenerous, viselike, waterproof, waterproofed, watertight

Antonym: leaky, loose

Encyclopedia: Tight