slovo | definícia |
tight (mass) | tight
- prísny, tesne, vzácny |
tight (encz) | tight,pevný adj: Pavel Machek; Giza |
tight (encz) | tight,přiléhavý adj: RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
tight (encz) | tight,těsný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Tight (gcide) | Tie \Tie\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tied(Obs. Tight); p. pr. &
vb. n. Tying.] [OE. ti?en, teyen, AS. t[imac]gan,
ti['e]gan, fr. te['a]g, te['a]h, a rope; akin to Icel. taug,
and AS. te['o]n to draw, to pull. See Tug, v. t., and cf.
Tow to drag.]
1. To fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind. "Tie the
kine to the cart." --1 Sam. vi. 7.
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My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake
not the law of thy mother: bind them continually
upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
--Prov. vi.
20,21.
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2. To form, as a knot, by interlacing or complicating a cord;
also, to interlace, or form a knot in; as, to tie a cord
to a tree; to knit; to knot. "We do not tie this knot with
an intention to puzzle the argument." --Bp. Burnet.
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3. To unite firmly; to fasten; to hold.
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In bond of virtuous love together tied. --Fairfax.
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4. To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as
by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to
confine.
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Not tied to rules of policy, you find
Revenge less sweet than a forgiving mind. --Dryden.
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5. (Mus.) To unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved
line, or slur, drawn over or under them.
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6. To make an equal score with, in a contest; to be even
with.
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To ride and tie. See under Ride.
To tie down.
(a) To fasten so as to prevent from rising.
(b) To restrain; to confine; to hinder from action.
To tie up, to confine; to restrain; to hinder from motion
or action.
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Tight (gcide) | Tight \Tight\, v. t.
To tighten. [Obs.]
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Tight (gcide) | Tight \Tight\ (t[imac]t), obs.
p. p. of Tie. --Spenser.
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Tight (gcide) | 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[aum]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.
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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.
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3. Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat
or other garment.
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4. Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
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Clad very plain, but clean and tight. --Evelyn.
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I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight.
--Gay.
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5. Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his
dealings. [Colloq.]
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6. Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to
a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.
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7. Handy; adroit; brisk. [Obs.] --Shak.
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8. Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. [Slang]
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9. (Com.) Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear;
-- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7.
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tight (wn) | tight
adv 1: firmly or closely; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was
stuck fast"; "held tight" [syn: fast, tight]
2: in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"
[syn: close, closely, tight]
adj 1: closely constrained or constricted or constricting;
"tight skirts"; "he hated tight starched collars";
"fingers closed in a tight fist"; "a tight feeling in his
chest" [ant: loose]
2: pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a
tight rope" [syn: taut, tight]
3: set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration;
"in tight formation"; "a tight blockade"
4: pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed" [syn:
compressed, tight]
5: (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative
of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly
tip" [syn: mean, mingy, miserly, tight]
6: affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money";
"a tight market"
7: of such close construction as to be impermeable; "a tight
roof"; "warm in our tight little house" [ant: leaky]
8: of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very
tight weave" [syn: close, tight]
9: securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid; "the bolts are
tight"
10: (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close
contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game" [syn: close,
tight]
11: very drunk [syn: besotted, blind drunk, blotto,
crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed,
pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed,
smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy,
stiff, tight, wet]
12: exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty
problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight
situation" [syn: nasty, tight]
13: demanding strict attention to rules and procedures;
"rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety
measures" [syn: rigorous, stringent, tight]
14: packed closely together; "they stood in a tight little
group"; "hair in tight curls"; "the pub was packed tight" |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
tight (mass) | tight
- prísny, tesne, vzácny |
tightly (mass) | tightly
- pevne, tesne |
air-tight (encz) | air-tight,neprodyšný adj: Zdeněk Brožair-tight,vzduchotěsný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
airtight (encz) | airtight,neprodyšný adj: Zdeněk Brožairtight,vzduchotěsný |
fiscal tightening (encz) | fiscal tightening, |
gas-tight (encz) | gas-tight,neprodyšný adj: Zdeněk Brožgas-tight,plynotěsný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
hang on tight (encz) | hang on tight,sotva se držet na nohou v: MiCh |
hold tight (encz) | hold tight, v: |
hug-me-tight (encz) | hug-me-tight, n: |
in a tight spot (encz) | in a tight spot, |
light-tight (encz) | light-tight, adj: |
monetary tightening (encz) | monetary tightening, |
more tightly (encz) | more tightly,těsněji Zdeněk Brož |
overtightened (encz) | overtightened, |
sit tight (encz) | sit tight,sedět jako pěna n: Zdeněk Brož |
skin-tight (encz) | skin-tight, |
skintight (encz) | skintight,těsné např. šaty Zdeněk Brož |
sticktight (encz) | sticktight, n: |
sticktight flea (encz) | sticktight flea, n: |
tight (encz) | tight,pevný adj: Pavel Machek; Gizatight,přiléhavý adj: RNDr. Pavel Piskačtight,těsný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
tight end (encz) | tight end, n: |
tight fisted (encz) | tight fisted, |
tight labor market (encz) | tight labor market, |
tight market (encz) | tight market, |
tight money (encz) | tight money,těžko dostupné peníze Mgr. Dita Gálová |
tight money policy (encz) | tight money policy, |
tight race (encz) | tight race, |
tight spot (encz) | tight spot, |
tight-fisted (encz) | tight-fisted,lakomý adj: Zdeněk Brožtight-fisted,skoupý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
tight-fitting (encz) | tight-fitting, adj: |
tight-knit (encz) | tight-knit,pevně spojený Jaroslav Šedivýtight-knit,sepjatý Jaroslav Šedivý |
tight-laced (encz) | tight-laced, adj: |
tight-lipped (encz) | tight-lipped,tajnůstkářský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
tight-money policy (encz) | tight-money policy,politika těžko dostupných peněz Mgr. Dita Gálová |
tighten (encz) | tighten,napnout v: Zdeněk Brožtighten,přitáhnutí n: Zdeněk Brožtighten,upevnit v: Zdeněk Brožtighten,upnout v: Zdeněk Brožtighten,utáhnout v: Zdeněk Brožtighten,utáhnutí n: Zdeněk Brožtighten,utěsnit v: Zdeněk Brož |
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