Tight

tīt, adj. close: compact: rigid: hampered from want of money: snug, trim: not leaky: fitting closely, also too closely: scarce, not easily obtainable: ( coll. ) unwilling to part with money: tipsy: not loose or free in treatment.— v.t. Tight′en , to make tight or tighter: to straiten.— v.i. to grow tight or tighter.— n. Tight′ener , one who, or that which, tightens: ( an at. ) a tensor: ( slang ) a heavy meal.— adv. Tight′ly .— ns. Tight′ne ; Tight′rope , a tightly-stretched rope on which rope-dancers perform.— n.pl. Tights , a garment often of silk, closely fitting the body, or at least the legs, worn by acrobats, dancers, . [Scand., Ice. þéitr ; cf. Dan. tæt , Dut. digt , Ger. dicht .]