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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Tie \Tie\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tied(Obs. Tight); p. pr. &
vb. n. Tying.] [OE. ti?en, teyen, AS. t[imac]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.
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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.
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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.
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3. To unite firmly; to fasten; to hold.
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In bond of virtuous love together tied. --Fairfax.
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4. To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as
by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to
confine.
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Not tied to rules of policy, you find
Revenge less sweet than a forgiving mind. --Dryden.
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5. (Mus.) To unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved
line, or slur, drawn over or under them.
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6. To make an equal score with, in a contest; to be even
with.
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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.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Tight \Tight\ (t[imac]t), obs.
p. p. of Tie. --Spenser.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Tight \Tight\, a. [Compar. Tighter (t[imac]t"[~e]r); superl.
Tightest.] [OE. tight, thiht; probably of Scand. origin;
cf. Icel. [thorn][=e]ttr, Dan. t[ae]t, Sw. t[aum]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.
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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.
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3. Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat
or other garment.
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4. Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
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Clad very plain, but clean and tight. --Evelyn.
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I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight.
--Gay.
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5. Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his
dealings. [Colloq.]
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6. Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to
a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.
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7. Handy; adroit; brisk. [Obs.] --Shak.
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8. Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. [Slang]
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9. (Com.) Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear;
-- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Tight \Tight\, v. t.
To tighten. [Obs.]
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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"
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]

Moby Dictionary
Spartan , abbreviated , abridged , afflicted , airtight , all ataunto ,
anal , angustifoliate , angustirostrate , angustisellate ,
angustiseptal , aposiopestic , arduous , ataunt , austere , autocratic ,
avaricious , ballproof , bent , binding , boiled , bombed , bombproof ,
bonded , boozy , brief , brusque , bulletproof , bungup and bilge-free ,
burglarproof , canned , cemented , cheap , cheeseparing , chinchy ,
chintzy , circumscribed , clipped , close , close-fitting , closefisted ,
closely , cockeyed , cockeyed drunk , compact , compactly , compendious ,
compressed , concise , condensed , confined , connected , consecutive ,
consistent , constricted , continuous , contracted , corrosionproof ,
cramp , cramped , crisp , critical , crocked , crocko , crowded , curt ,
cut , dampproof , dangerous , dear , dense , densely , difficult , dinky ,
distressing , disturbing , docked , dragged out , drawn , drawn out ,
drunk , drunken , dustproof , dusttight , elevated , elliptic ,
elongated , epigrammatic , exacting , exiguous , expensive , extended ,
fast , fastened , fire-resisting , fireproof , firm , firmly , fixed ,
fixedly , flameproof , foolproof , fried , fuddled , gasproof , gastight ,
glued , gnomic , half-seas over , hard and fast , hardfisted , harsh ,
hazardous , hermetic , hermetically sealed , high , holeproof ,
illiberal , illuminated , impenetrable , impermeable , impervious ,
impervious to , incapacious , incommodious , inebriated , inflexible ,
infrequent , inseparably , intoxicated , isthmian , isthmic , jammed ,
joined , laconic , leakproof , lengthened , lightproof , lighttight ,
limited , lit , lit up , loaded , lubricated , lushy , meager , mean ,
mingy , miserly , muzzy , narrow , near , neat , niggardly , noiseproof ,
oiled , oilproof , oiltight , orderly , organized , parsimonious ,
penny-pinching , penurious , perilous , pickled , piddling , pie-eyed ,
pinchfisted , pinching , pissed , pissy-eyed , pithy , plastered ,
pointed , pokerlike , polluted , poor , potted , precarious ,
problematic , prolongated , prolonged , proof , proof against ,
protracted , pruned , pulled , punctureproof , punishing , raddled ,
rainproof , raintight , ramrodlike , rare , renitent , reserved ,
resistant , restricted , restrictive , rigid , rigorous , risky ,
rodlike , rough , rustproof , save-all , scant , scanty , scarce ,
scattered , scrimping , scrimpy , sealed , secure , secured , securely ,
seldom met with , seldom seen , sententious , sequent , sequential ,
serial , set , severe , shatterproof , shellacked , shellproof ,
shipshape , short , short and sweet , shortened , shut fast , skimping ,
skimpy , skintight , skunk-drunk , sleek , slender , slick , slim , smart ,
smashed , smokeproof , smoketight , snug , soaked , solid , solidly ,
soundproof , soused , sparse , spotty , sprinkled , spruce , spun out ,
squiffy , starched , starchy , staunch , steadfast , steadfastly , stern ,
stewed , sticky , stiff , stiff as buckram , stingy , stinko ,
stormproof , stormtight , straggling , strained , strait , stretched ,
stretched out , strict , stringent , strung out , stuck , succinct ,
summary , swacked , synopsized , taciturn , tanked , taped , taut ,
tenacious , tense , terse , thick , thin , ticklish , tiddly , tidy ,
tight-fisted , tightened , tightfisted , tightly , tipsy , to the point ,
touch-and-go , touchy , tough , tricksy , tricky , trig , trim ,
truncated , trying , uncompromising , under the influence , ungenerous ,
uninterrupted , unrelaxed , unyielding , upsetting , virgate ,
water-repellant , waterproof , watertight , weatherproof , wedged ,
well-cared-for , well-groomed , windproof , windtight , woozy