紧的（ tight的比较级 ）

Tight \Tight\, a. [Compar. {Tighter} (t[imac]t"[~e]r); superl.
{Tightest}.] [OE. tight, thiht; probably of Scand. origin;
cf. Icel. [thorn][=e]ttr, Dan. t[ae]t, Sw. t["a]t: 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. [Colloq.]

6. Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to
a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.

7. Handy; adroit; brisk. [Obs.] --Shak.

8. Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. [Slang]

9. (Com.) Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear;
-- said of money or the money market. Cf. {Easy}, 7.


Tighter \Tight"er\, n.
A ribbon or string used to draw clothes closer. [Obs.]