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# tight

«tight» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **fitting very closely, with little space: tight shoes, a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (tight, tighter, tightest); adverb (tight, tightly); verb tighten

### meaning for a pupil

1) Tight means fitting very closely, with little space: tight shoes, a tight lid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tight/#m1)

2) Tight means pulled or stretched firmly: a tight rope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tight/#m2)

3) Tight means held strongly: hold on tight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tight/#m3)

4) Tight can mean with very little time or money to spare: a tight schedule. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tight/#m4)

5) A tight game is very close, with nobody far ahead. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tight/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life «tight» describes clothes that are too small, lids that won't open, knots and seat belts. In safety lessons: hold on tight on a swing or bus; a helmet must fit snugly; but a cord or scarf tight around the neck is dangerous. In science a tight knot or tight lid keeps things sealed. Phrases: hold tight, sleep tight, a tight fit, tight-lipped, airtight, watertight.

### examples

- Their gross heart they have shut tight, with their mouth they speak proudly. (Writings PSA.17.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tight/#x1)
- These shoes are too tight; my toes hurt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tight/#x2)
- Hold on tight to the rope! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tight/#x3)
- I can't open this jar; the lid is too tight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tight/#x4)
- Pull the knot tight so the boat doesn't float away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tight/#x5)
- Good night, sleep tight! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tight/#x6)
- The match was tight until the very last minute. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tight/#x7)
- Screw the cap on tightly so the juice doesn't leak. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tight/#x8)
- We have a tight budget, so we can't buy everything. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tight/#x9)
- So Ib held the nut very tight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tight/#x10)

### note

Comparison: tighter, tightest. After «hold», «sleep», «shut», use «tight» (hold tight); before a verb, use «tightly» (tightly closed). Opposite: loose (not «lose», which means to stop having something). Airtight = no air gets in; watertight = no water gets in.

### In the corpora

- [Their gross heart they have shut tight, with their mouth they speak proudly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.205/)
- ["Money's tight" means little is left after the bills for extras; it does not mean the family is in danger.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/9/)
- [Tablets, less salt and more exercise can lower high blood pressure, and measuring it only feels like a tight squeeze.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/21-hospitals-operations-and-serious-illness/16/)
- [Money worries often show in the voice; most families have tight months, and fixing them is not a child's job.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/34-when-grown-ups-are-tired-or-worried/16/)
- [When a perching bird bends its legs, tendons pull its toes tight round the branch, so it can sleep without falling off.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/33-birds-feathers-wings-eggs-and-flight/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «tight» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tight/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.