tighter

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

3.Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment. [1913 Webster]

4.Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy. [1913 Webster]

Clad very plain, but clean and tight.— Evelyn.[1913 Webster]

I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight.— Gay.[1913 Webster]

5.Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

6.Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out. [1913 Webster]

7.Handy; adroit; brisk. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

8.Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. [Slang] [1913 Webster]

9.(Com.) Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7. [1913 Webster]

Tighter \Tight"er\, n. A ribbon or string used to draw clothes closer. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]