- tight-fitting adj
- [ˌtaɪt'fɪtɪŋ]
(garment) attillato (-a), (lid) ermetico (-a)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
tight-fitting adj
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tight-fitting — adj fitting very closely or tightly ▪ a tight fitting skirt … Dictionary of contemporary English
tight-fitting — adj. Tight fitting is used with these nouns: ↑dress, ↑lid … Collocations dictionary
tight — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 closely held, drawn, fastened, fitting, etc. (a tight hold; a tight skirt). 2 closely and firmly put together (a tight joint). 3 (of clothes etc.) too closely fitting (my shoes are rather tight). 4 impermeable, impervious … Useful english dictionary
tight — [tīt] adj. [ME, altered (prob. infl. by toght: see TAUT) < thight < OE thight, strong, akin to ON thēttr, Ger dicht, tight, thick < IE base * tenk , to thicken, congeal > MIr tēcht, coagulated] 1. Obs. dense 2. so close or compact in… … English World dictionary
tight — tight1 W3S2 [taıt] adj comparative tighter superlative tightest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clothes)¦ 2¦(pulled/stretched firmly)¦ 3¦(attached firmly)¦ 4¦(holding something firmly)¦ 5¦(strict)¦ 6¦(little money)¦ 7¦(little time)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
-fitting — [[t] fɪ̱tɪŋ[/t]] COMB in ADJ GRADED fitting combines with adjectives or adverbs such as close , loose , or tightly to show that something is the size indicated in relation to the thing it is on, in, or next to. ...loose fitting night clothes.… … English dictionary
tight — adj 1. fixed, fastened, fast, secure, secured, clinched, made fast, set, sound; stable, stationary, unmovable, immovable, irremovable. 2. taut, tense, strained, rigid, stiff; unrelaxed, under a strain, Inf. uptight. 3. snug, close fitting, form… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
tight — (adj.) mid 15c., dense, close, compact, from M.E. thight, from O.N. þettr watertight, close in texture, solid, from P.Gmc. *thenkhtuz (Cf. second element in O.E. meteþiht stout from eating; M.H.G. dihte dense, thick, Ger. dicht dense, tight,… … Etymology dictionary
tight — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. close, compact, hermetic, impervious; snug, close fitting; hemmed in; strict, stringent; scarce, in short supply; informal, stingy, parsimonious; slang, intoxicated, inebriated, loaded. See closure … English dictionary for students
tight — tightly, adv. tightness, n. /tuyt/, adj. tighter, tightest, adv., tighter, tightest. adj. 1. firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot. 2. drawn or stretched so as to be tense; taut. 3. affording little or no extra… … Universalium
tight — [[t]taɪt[/t]] adj. and adv. er, est. 1) firmly or closely fixed in place; secure: a tight knot[/ex] 2) drawn or stretched so as to be tense; taut 3) fitting closely, esp. too closely: a tight collar[/ex] 4) difficult to deal with or manage: a… … From formal English to slang
