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I . tight [taɪt] ADJ

2. tight (close):

tight formation, groups
со́мкнутый

3. tight (stretched tautly):

tight
ту́го натя́нутый
tight
напряжённый

4. tight (closely integrated):

tight circle
обосо́бленный
tight circle
у́зкий
tight circle
ограни́ченный

6. tight (hard-fought):

tight finish
оспа́риваемый
tight finish
тру́дный

8. tight inf (drunk):

tight
пья́ный

II . tight [taɪt] ADV

tight (firmly):

tight
кре́пко
tight
основа́тельно

tight-fisted [ˌtaɪtˈfɪstɪd, Am ˈtaɪtˌ-] ADJ pej inf

tight-fitting [ˌtaɪtˈfɪtɪŋ] ADJ

tight-lipped [ˌtaɪtˈlɪpt, Am ˈtaɪtlɪpt] ADJ

1. tight-lipped (squeezing the lips together):

tight-lipped
с поджа́тыми губа́ми

2. tight-lipped (cautiously discreet):

to be tight-lipped about sth
храни́ть молча́ние о чём-ли́бо

Usage examples with tight

hold tight!
держи́сь кре́пче!
tight corner
затрудни́тельное [или опа́сное] положе́ние nt
sleep tight
кре́пко спать
sleep tight!
прия́тных сновиде́ний!
to hold on (tight)
держа́ться (кре́пко)
hang on tight
кре́пко держа́ться
narrow [or tight] margin
небольша́я при́быль f
to sit tight (not move)
сиде́ть ти́хо
money is tight
де́нег не хвата́ет
to hold sb/sth (tight)
(кре́пко) держа́ть что-ли́бо/обнима́ть кого́-ли́бо
to be in a tight corner
быть в тупике́
to be tight with one's money
ску́по расхо́довать де́ньги
to drive sb into a (tight) corner
поста́вить кого́-ли́бо в безвы́ходное положе́ние
to keep sb on a tight rein
держа́ть кого́-ли́бо в по́лном подчине́нии
to keep sb on a tight leash
держа́ть в узде́
to be tight-lipped about sth
храни́ть молча́ние о чём-ли́бо

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The backstabber, the tight-lip, the know-all, the fault-finder, the delayer and the downer all have their place in the modern office set-up.
www.vanguardngr.com
Beginning in 1973, the members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries had taken advantage of tight world oil supplies to rapidly and regularly increase prices.
en.wikipedia.org
Dry laminates are vacuum-tight, but immersed in water, act as molecular sieves, blocking some solutes with hydrated radii larger than 4.5 angstroms.
en.wikipedia.org
There, a little old man dressed in tight leggings and a thin shirt wearing a cap with a feather approached him.
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Since its inception, it has been a very controversial institution because of its high secrecy and a very tight information control policy.
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He wore tight muscle shirts in the pulpit.
religion.blogs.cnn.com
He straps on a loofah tight around his abnormally sized hand and begins to scrub your naked body.
www.pedestrian.tv
A loose dark gown is worn over a matching bodice and skirt, with tight white undersleeves.
en.wikipedia.org
This section is characterised by its tight bends and steep descent eastbound.
en.wikipedia.org
Foreign influences were reduced through tight restrictions on foreign investment and nationalization of some of the largest foreign firms.
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