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• Tight

  ·- ·p.p. of Tie. II. Tight ·superl Handy; adroit; brisk. III. Tight ·- of <<Tie>>. IV. Tight ·sup...

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• tight

  Close; parsimonious; saving; as, 'a man tight in his dealings.' Close; hard; as, 'a tight bargain.'-...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• Air-tight

  ·noun A stove the draft of which can be almost entirely shut off. II. Air-tight ·adj So tight as to...

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• Hand-tight

  ·adj As tight as can be made by the hand. ...

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• Rain-tight

  ·adj So tight as to exclude rain; as, a rain-tight roof. ...

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• Stick-tight

  ·noun Beggar's ticks. ...

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• Water-tight

  ·adj So tight as to retain, or not to admit, water; not leaky. ...

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• tight match

  A close or even match, as of two persons wrestling or running together; and hence a difficulty. 'The...

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• tight scrouging

  i. e. hard squeezing. Said of anything difficult to accomplish.--Sherwood's Georgia. ...

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• hand-tight

  A rope hauled as taut as it can be by hand only. ...

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• water-tight

  Well caulked, and so compact as to prevent the admission of water. The reverse of leaky. ...

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• wind-tight

  A cask or vessel to contain water is said to be wind-tight and water-tight. ...

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