Full vs. Tight

Fulladjective

Containing the maximum possible amount of that which can fit in the space available.

‘The jugs were full to the point of overflowing.’;

Tightadjective

Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.

‘tight cloth; a tight knot’;

Fulladjective

Complete; with nothing omitted.

‘Our book gives full treatment to the subject of angling.’;

Tightadjective

Unyielding or firm

‘tight control on a situation’;

Fulladjective

Total, entire.

‘She had tattoos the full length of her arms.’; ‘He was prosecuted to the full extent of the law.’;

Tightadjective

Under high tension.

‘Make sure to pull the rope tight.’;

Fulladjective

(informal) Having eaten to satisfaction, having a "full" stomach; replete.

‘"I'm full," he said, pushing back from the table.’;

Tightadjective

(colloquial) Scarce, hard to come by.

‘I grew up in a poor neighborhood; money was very tight, but we made do.’;

Fulladjective

Of a garment, of a size that is ample, wide, or having ample folds or pleats to be comfortable.

‘a full pleated skirt;’; ‘She needed her full clothing during her pregnancy.’;

Tightadjective

Intimately friendly.

‘We've grown tighter over the years.’;

Fulladjective

Having depth and body; rich.

‘a full singing voice’;

Tightadjective

Miserly or frugal.

‘He's a bit tight with his money.’;

Fulladjective

(obsolete) Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information.

Tightadjective

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

‘The passageway was so tight we could barely get through.’; ‘They flew in a tight formation.’;

Fulladjective

Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it.

‘She's full of her latest project.’;

Tightadjective

Fitting close, or too close, to the body.

‘a tight coat;’; ‘My socks are too tight.’;

Fulladjective

Filled with emotions.

Tightadjective

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

‘The mountain pass was made dangerous by its many tight corners.’;

Fulladjective

(obsolete) Impregnated; made pregnant.

Tightadjective

Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof.

Fulladjective

Said of the three cards of the same rank in a full house.

‘Nines full of aces = three nines and two aces (999AA).’; ‘I'll beat him with my kings full! = three kings and two unspecified cards of the same rank.’;

Tightadjective

Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.

‘Their marching band is extremely tight.’;

Fulladjective

(AU) Drunk, intoxicated

Tightadjective

(sport) Not conceding many goals.

Fulladverb

(archaic) Fully; quite; very; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely.

Tightadjective

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

‘We went drinking and got tight.’;

Fullnoun

Utmost measure or extent; highest state or degree; the state, position, or moment of fullness; fill.

‘I was fed to the full.’;

Tightadjective

(slang) Extraordinarily great or special.

‘That is one tight bicycle!’;

Fullnoun

(of the moon) The phase of the moon when it is entire face is illuminated, full moon.

Tightadjective

Mean; unfair; unkind.

Fullnoun

(freestyle skiing) An aerialist maneuver consisting of a backflip in conjunction and simultaneous with a complete twist.

Tightadjective

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

Fullverb

(of the moon) To become full or wholly illuminated.

Tightadjective

(obsolete) Handy; adroit; brisk.

Fullverb

(transitive) To baptise.

Tightadjective

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

Fullverb

To make cloth denser and firmer by soaking, beating and pressing, to waulk, walk

Tightadjective

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

Fulladjective

Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; - said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup full of water; a house full of people.

‘Had the throne been full, their meeting would not have been regular.’;

Tightadverb

Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.

‘Make sure the lid is closed tight.’;

Fulladjective

Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in quantity, quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate; as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full compensation; a house full of furniture.

Tightadverb

Soundly.

‘Good night, sleep tight.’;

Fulladjective

Not wanting in any essential quality; complete; entire; perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon.

‘It came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaohdreamed.’; ‘The man commandsLike a full soldier.’; ‘I can notRequest a fuller satisfactionThan you have freely granted.’;

Tightverb

(obsolete) To tighten.

Fulladjective

Sated; surfeited.

‘I am full of the burnt offerings of rams.’;

Tight

p. p. of Tie.

Fulladjective

Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information.

‘Reading maketh a full man.’;

Tightadjective

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

Fulladjective

Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as, to be full of some project.

‘Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths on decayed and weak constitutions.’;

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.

Fulladjective

Filled with emotions.

‘The heart is so full that a drop overfills it.’;

Tightadjective

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

Fulladjective

Impregnated; made pregnant.

‘Ilia, the fair, . . . full of Mars.’;

Tightadjective

Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.

‘Clad very plain, but clean and tight.’; ‘I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight.’;

Fullnoun

Complete measure; utmost extent; the highest state or degree.

‘The swan's-down feather,That stands upon the swell at full of tide.’;

Tightadjective

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

Fulladverb

Quite; to the same degree; without abatement or diminution; with the whole force or effect; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely.

‘The pawn I proffer shall be full as good.’; ‘The diapason closing full in man.’; ‘Full in the center of the sacred wood.’;

Tightadjective

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

Fullverb

To become full or wholly illuminated; as, the moon fulls at midnight.

Tightadjective

Handy; adroit; brisk.

Fullverb

To thicken by moistening, heating, and pressing, as cloth; to mill; to make compact; to scour, cleanse, and thicken in a mill.

Tightadjective

Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy.

Fullverb

To become fulled or thickened; as, this material fulls well.

Tightadjective

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

Fullverb

beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening;

‘full the cloth’;

Tightverb

To tighten.

Fullverb

make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering

Tightadjective

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’;

Fullverb

increase in phase;

‘the moon is waxing’;

Tightadjective

pulled or drawn tight;

‘taut sails’; ‘a tight drumhead’; ‘a tight rope’;

Fulladjective

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal;

‘a full glass’; ‘a sky full of stars’; ‘a full life’; ‘the auditorium was full to overflowing’;

Tightadjective

set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration;

‘in tight formation’; ‘a tight blockade’;

Fulladjective

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete;

‘an entire town devastated by an earthquake’; ‘gave full attention’; ‘a total failure’;

Tightadjective

pressed tightly together;

‘with lips compressed’;

Fulladjective

complete in extent or degree and in every particular;

‘a full game’; ‘a total eclipse’; ‘a total disaster’;

Tightadjective

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

‘a mean person’; ‘he left a miserly tip’;

Fulladjective

filled to satisfaction with food or drink;

‘a full stomach’;

Tightadjective

affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow;

‘tight money’; ‘a tight market’;

Fulladjective

(of sound) having marked depth and body;

‘full tones’; ‘a full voice’;

Tightadjective

of such close construction as to be impermeable;

‘a tight roof’; ‘warm in our tight little house’;

Fulladjective

having the normally expected amount;

‘gives full measure’; ‘gives good measure’; ‘a good mile from here’;

Tightadjective

of textiles;

‘a close weave’; ‘smooth percale with a very tight weave’;

Fulladjective

being at a peak or culminating point;

‘broad day’; ‘full summer’; ‘high noon’;

Tightadjective

securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid;

‘the bolts are tight’;

Fulladjective

not separated into parts or shares; constituting an undivided unit;

‘an undivided interest in the property’; ‘a full share’;

Tightadjective

(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched;

‘a close contest’; ‘a close election’; ‘a tight game’;

Fulladjective

having ample fabric;

‘the current taste for wide trousers’; ‘a full skirt’;

Tightadjective

very drunk

Fulladverb

to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form);

‘fully grown’; ‘he didn't fully understand’; ‘knew full well’; ‘full-grown’; ‘full-fledged’;

Tightadjective

exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent;

‘a nasty problem’; ‘a good man to have on your side in a tight situation’;

Fulladjective

containing or holding as much or as many as possible; having no empty space

‘waste bins full of rubbish’; ‘the hotel is full up’; ‘she could only nod, for her mouth was full’;

Tightadjective

demanding strict attention to rules and procedures;

‘rigorous discipline’; ‘tight security’; ‘stringent safety measures’;

Fulladjective

having eaten to one's limits or satisfaction

‘she just ate till she was full up’;

Tightadjective

packed closely together;

‘the stood in a tight little group’; ‘hair in tight curls’; ‘the pub was packed tight’;

Fulladjective

containing or holding much or many; having a large number of

‘his diary is full of entries about her’;

Tightadverb

firmly or tightly;

‘held fast to the rope’; ‘her foot was stuck fast’; ‘held tight’;

Fulladjective

having a lot of (a particular quality)

‘she was full of confidence’;

Tightadverb

in an attentive manner;

‘he remained close on his guard’;

Fulladjective

unable to stop talking or thinking about

‘they had their photographs taken and he was full of it’;

Fulladjective

filled with intense emotion

‘his heart was full of hate’;

Fulladjective

involving many activities

‘he lived a full life’;

Fulladjective

drunk

‘we were all pretty well full when the van rolled into Mittagong’;

Fulladjective

not lacking or omitting anything; complete

‘a full range of sports facilities’;

Fulladjective

(often used for emphasis) reaching the utmost limit; maximum

‘he reached for the engine control and turned it up to full power’; ‘John made full use of all the tuition provided’;

Fulladjective

having all the privileges and status attached to a particular position

‘the country applied for full membership of the European Community’;

Fulladjective

(of a report or account) containing as much detail or information as possible

‘fuller descriptions of these varieties are available elsewhere’; ‘a full report of the conference’;

Fulladjective

used to emphasize an amount or quantity

‘he kept his fast pace going for the full 14-mile distance’;

Fulladjective

(of a covering material in bookbinding) used for the entire cover

‘bound in full cloth’;

Fulladjective

(of a person's figure or part of the body) plump or rounded

‘the fuller figure’; ‘she had full lips’;

Fulladjective

(of the hair) having body

‘volumizing products coat each strand, making hair appear thick and much fuller’;

Fulladjective

(of a garment) cut generously with gathers or folds or so as to fit loosely

‘the dress has a square neck and a full skirt’;

Fulladjective

(of a sound) strong and resonant

‘her voice had become fuller’; ‘this season's sopranos produced a full but translucent sound’;

Fulladjective

(of a flavour or colour) rich or intense

‘any unpasteurized cheese will have a fuller flavour than its treated counterpart’;

Fulladverb

straight; directly

‘she turned her head and looked full into his face’;

Fulladverb

very

‘he knew full well she was too polite to barge in’;

Fulladverb

entirely (used to emphasize an amount or quantity)

‘they talked for full half an hour’;

Fullnoun

the period, point, or state of the greatest fullness or strength.

Fullnoun

the state or time of full moon.

Fullnoun

the whole.

Fullverb

make (something) full; fill up

‘he full up the house with bawling’;

Fullverb

gather or pleat (fabric) so as to make a garment full

‘a straight piece fulled into a small band at the top’;

Fullverb

(of the moon or tide) become full

‘fulling moon aloft doth ride’;

Fullverb

clean, shrink, and felt (cloth) by heat, pressure, and moisture

‘weaving and fulling were all formerly part of the normal domestic scene’;