Taught vs. Tight

Taughtverb

simple past tense and past participle of teach

Taughtadjective

See Taut.

Taught

imp. & p. p. of Teach.

Taughtadjective

(all used chiefly with qualifiers `well' or `poorly' or `un-') having received specific instruction;

Tightadjective

Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.

Tightadjective

Unyielding or firm

Tightadjective

Under high tension.

Tightadjective

(colloquial) Scarce, hard to come by.

Tightadjective

Intimately friendly.

Tightadjective

Miserly or frugal.

Tightadjective

(of a space, design or arrangement) Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.

Tightadjective

Fitting close, or too close, to the body.

Tightadjective

Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult.

Tightadjective

Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof.

Tightadjective

Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.

Tightadjective

(sport) Not conceding many goals.

Tightadjective

(slang) Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk.

Tightadjective

(slang) Extraordinarily great or special.

Tightadjective

Mean; unfair; unkind.

Tightadjective

(obsolete) Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.

Tightadjective

(obsolete) Handy; adroit; brisk.

Tightadjective

(poker) Of a player, who plays very few hands. en

Tightadjective

(poker) Using a strategy which involves playing very few hands. en

Tightadverb

Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.

Tightadverb

Soundly.

Tightverb

(obsolete) To tighten.

Tight

p. p. of Tie.

Tightadjective

Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot.

Tightadjective

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.

Tightadjective

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

Tightadjective

Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.

Tightadjective

Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings.

Tightadjective

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

Tightadjective

Handy; adroit; brisk.

Tightadjective

Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy.

Tightadjective

Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; - said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7.

Tightverb

To tighten.

Tightadjective

closely constrained or constricted or constricting;

Tightadjective

pulled or drawn tight;

Tightadjective

set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration;

Tightadjective

pressed tightly together;

Tightadjective

used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity;

Tightadjective

affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow;

Tightadjective

of such close construction as to be impermeable;

Tightadjective

of textiles;

Tightadjective

securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid;

Tightadjective

(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched;

Tightadjective

very drunk

Tightadjective

exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent;

Tightadjective

demanding strict attention to rules and procedures;

Tightadjective

packed closely together;

Tightadverb

firmly or tightly;

Tightadverb

in an attentive manner;