Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tie \Tie\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tied}(Obs. {Tight}); p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Tying}.] [OE. ti?en, teyen, AS. t[=i]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.

            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.

   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.

   3. To unite firmly; to fasten; to hold.

            In bond of virtuous love together tied. --Fairfax.

   4. To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as
      by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to
      confine.

            Not tied to rules of policy, you find Revenge less
            sweet than a forgiving mind.          --Dryden.

   5. (Mus.) To unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved
      line, or slur, drawn over or under them.

   6. To make an equal score with, in a contest; to be even
      with.

   {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.

Tight \Tight\, obs.
   p. p. of {Tie}. --Spenser.

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.

Tight \Tight\, v. t.
   To tighten. [Obs.]

Source : WordNet®

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}]
     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}]
     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}]
     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}]
     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}]
     11: very drunk [syn: {besotted}, {blind drunk}, {blotto}, {crocked},
          {cockeyed}, {fuddled}, {loaded}, {pie-eyed}, {pissed}, {pixilated},
          {plastered}, {potty}, {slopped}, {sloshed}, {smashed}, {soaked},
          {soused}, {sozzled}, {squiffy}, {stiff}, {tiddly}, {tiddley},
          {tipsy}, {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}]
     13: demanding strict attention to rules and procedures;
         "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent
         safety measures" [syn: {rigorous}, {stringent}]
     14: packed closely together; "the stood in a tight little
         group"; "hair in tight curls"; "the pub was packed tight"

tight
     adv 1: firmly or tightly; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was
            stuck fast"; "held tight" [syn: {fast}]
     2: in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"
        [syn: {close}, {closely}]