Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tight \Tight\, a. [Compar. {Tighter}; superl. {Tightest}.] [OE.
   tight, thiht; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. ?[=e]ttr,
   Dan. t[ae]t, Sw. t["a]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.

   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.

   3. Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat
      or other garment.

   4. Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.

            Clad very plain, but clean and tight. --Evelyn.

            I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight.
                                                  --Gay.

   5. Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his
      dealings. [Colloq.]

   6. Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to
      a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.

   7. Handy; adroit; brisk. [Obs.] --Shak.

   8. Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. [Slang]

   9. (Com.) Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear;
      -- said of money or the money market. Cf. {Easy}, 7.