tight+situation

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• tight situation — index predicament, problem, quagmire Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• (a) tight situation — a tight corner/spot/situation/ phrase a difficult situation She can usually talk her way out of tight corners. Thesaurus: difficult situations and experiencessynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

• tight — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 closely held, drawn, fastened, fitting, etc. (a tight hold; a tight skirt). 2 closely and firmly put together (a tight joint). 3 (of clothes etc.) too closely fitting (my shoes are rather tight). 4 impermeable, impervious …   Useful english dictionary

• tight — tightly, adv. tightness, n. /tuyt/, adj. tighter, tightest, adv., tighter, tightest. adj. 1. firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot. 2. drawn or stretched so as to be tense; taut. 3. affording little or no extra… …   Universalium

• tight — [[t]taɪt[/t]] adj. and adv. er, est. 1) firmly or closely fixed in place; secure: a tight knot[/ex] 2) drawn or stretched so as to be tense; taut 3) fitting closely, esp. too closely: a tight collar[/ex] 4) difficult to deal with or manage: a… …   From formal English to slang

• tight — 1. mod. stingy. □ She’s really tight with her cash. □ You’re just too tight. Gimme a fiver, Dad, come on. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ Frank was tight and didn’t ant to drive …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• tight — [tīt] adj. [ME, altered (prob. infl. by toght: see TAUT) < thight < OE thight, strong, akin to ON thēttr, Ger dicht, tight, thick < IE base * tenk , to thicken, congeal > MIr tēcht, coagulated] 1. Obs. dense 2. so close or compact in… …   English World dictionary

• tight — 1 Tight, taut, tense are comparable chiefly in their basic senses in which they mean drawn or stretched to the point where there is no looseness or slackness. Tight implies a drawing around or about something in a way that constricts or binds it… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• tight spot — (informal) A dangerous or difficult situation • • • Main Entry: ↑spot …   Useful english dictionary

• tight — tight1 W3S2 [taıt] adj comparative tighter superlative tightest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clothes)¦ 2¦(pulled/stretched firmly)¦ 3¦(attached firmly)¦ 4¦(holding something firmly)¦ 5¦(strict)¦ 6¦(little money)¦ 7¦(little time)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tight — tight1 [ taıt ] adjective ** ▸ 1 close against body ▸ 2 hold/grip: firm & strong ▸ 3 stretched straight/flat ▸ 4 controlled carefully ▸ 5 only just enough ▸ 6 about competition ▸ 7 angle: very small ▸ 8 bend: curved a lot ▸ 9 feeling squeezed ▸… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English