# adjective. - fixed, fastened, or closed firmly; hard to move, undo, or open. * she twisted her handkerchief into a tight knot - (of a rope, fabric, or surface) stretched so as to leave no slack; not loose. * the drawcord pulls tight - (of an area or space) having or allowing little room for maneuver. * a tight parking spot - (of a formation or a group of people or things) closely or densely packed together. * he levered the bishop out from a tight knot of clerical wives - (of a game or contest) with evenly matched competitors; very close. * he won in a tight finish - drunk. * later, at the club, he got tight on brandy
# adverb. - very firmly, closely, or tensely. * he went downstairs, holding tight to the banisters