The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tight \Tight\, v. t.
   To tighten. [Obs.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tight \Tight\ (t[imac]t), obs.
   p. p. of Tie. --Spenser.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tight
    adv 1: firmly or closely; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was
           stuck fast"; "held tight" [syn: fast, tight]
    2: in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"
       [syn: close, closely, 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, tight]
    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, tight]
    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, tight]
    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, tight]
    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,
        tight]
    11: very drunk [syn: besotted, blind drunk, blotto,
        crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed,
        pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed,
        smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy,
        stiff, tight, 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, tight]
    13: demanding strict attention to rules and procedures;
        "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety
        measures" [syn: rigorous, stringent, tight]
    14: packed closely together; "they stood in a tight little
        group"; "hair in tight curls"; "the pub was packed tight"