tight#1 (a)

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type a
lex_filenum 00
def closely constrained or constricted or constricting
examples tight skirts
he hated tight starched collars
fingers closed in a tight fist
a tight feeling in his chest
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Also see tense; tight
Derivationally related form tight → tightness
Antonym tight → loose
Similar to choky; clenched, clinched; close, snug, close-fitting; skintight, skin-tight; tight-fitting, tightfitting, tight fitting, tightly fitting, skinny; viselike
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Also see tight; tense
Antonym loose → tight
Similar to choky; clenched, clinched; close, snug, close-fitting; skintight, skin-tight; tight-fitting, tightfitting, tight fitting, tightly fitting, skinny; viselike
Derived from adjective tightly → tight
Derivationally related form tightness → tight

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