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Tight vs. Thin — What's the Difference?

Tight vs. Thin — What's the Difference?

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Tight

Fixed or fastened firmly in place
A tight lid.
Tight screws.
A tight knot.

Thin

With opposite surfaces or sides that are close or relatively close together
A thin line of paint
Thin slices of bread

Tight

Stretched or drawn out fully
A tight wire.
A tight drumhead.

Thin

Having little, or too little, flesh or fat on the body
A thin, gawky adolescent

Tight

Of such close construction as to be impermeable
Cloth tight enough to hold water.
Warm in our tight little cabin.
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Thin

Having few parts or members relative to the area covered or filled; sparse
A depressingly thin crowd
His hair was going thin

Tight

Leaving little empty space through compression; compact
A tight suitcase.
A tight weave.

Thin

(of a liquid substance) not containing much solid; flowing freely
Thin soup

Tight

Affording little spare time; full
A tight schedule.

Thin

Lacking substance or quality; weak or inadequate
The evidence is rather thin

Tight

Closely reasoned or concise
A tight argument.
A tight style of writing.

Thin

With little thickness or depth
A thin-sliced loaf
Cut the ham as thin as possible

Tight

Fitting close or too close to the skin; snug
A tight collar.
A fit that was much too tight.

Thin

Make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous
The trees began to thin out
The remorseless fire of archers thinned their ranks

Tight

(Slang) Personally close; intimate
"me and the D.A., who happen to be very tight with one another" (Tom Wolfe).

Thin

Make or become smaller in thickness
Their effect in thinning the ozone layer is probably slowing the global warming trend

Tight

Experiencing a feeling of constriction
A tight feeling in the chest.

Thin

Hit (a ball) above its centre.

Tight

Reluctant to spend or give; stingy.

Thin

Relatively small in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension
A thin book.

Tight

Obtainable with difficulty or only at a high price
Tight money.

Thin

Not great in diameter or cross section; fine
Thin wire.

Tight

Affected by scarcity
A tight market.

Thin

Having little bodily flesh or fat; lean or slender.

Tight

Difficult to deal with or get out of
A tight spot.

Thin

Not dense or concentrated; sparse
The thin vegetation of the plateau.

Tight

Barely profitable
A tight bargain.

Thin

More rarefied than normal
Thin air.

Tight

Closely contested; close
A tight match.

Thin

Flowing with relative ease; not viscous
A thin oil.

Tight

Chiefly British Neat and trim in appearance or arrangement.

Thin

Watery
Thin soup.

Tight

Marked by full control over elements or subordinates; firm
Tight management.
A tight orchestral performance.

Thin

Sparsely supplied or provided; scanty
A thin menu.

Tight

(Slang) Intoxicated; drunk.

Thin

Having a low number of transactions
Thin trading in the stock market.

Tight

(Baseball) Inside.

Thin

Lacking force or substance; flimsy
A thin attempt.

Tight

Firmly; securely.

Thin

Lacking resonance or fullness; tinny
The piano had a thin sound.

Tight

Soundly
Sleep tight.

Thin

Lacking radiance or intensity
Thin light.

Tight

Snugly or with constriction
My shoes are laced too tight.

Thin

Not having enough photographic density or contrast to make satisfactory prints. Used of a negative.

Tight

Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
A tight sponge; a tight knot

Thin

In a thin manner
Spread the varnish thin if you don't want it to wrinkle.

Tight

Unyielding or firm.
Tight control on a situation; tight clothing

Thin

So as to be thin
Cut the cheese thin.

Tight

Under high tension; taut.
Make sure to pull the rope tight.

Thin

To make or become thin or thinner.

Tight

(colloquial) Scarce, hard to come by.
I grew up in a poor neighborhood; money was very tight, but we made do.

Thin

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
Thin plate of metal;
Thin paper;
Thin board;
Thin covering

Tight

Intimately friendly.
We've grown tighter over the years.

Thin

Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
Thin wire;
Thin string

Tight

Miserly or frugal.
He's a bit tight with his money.

Thin

Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
Thin person

Tight

(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.

Thin

Of low viscosity or low specific gravity.
Water is thinner than honey.

Tight

Fitting close, or too close, to the body.
A tight coat;
My socks are too tight.

Thin

Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
The trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.

Tight

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.

Thin

(golf) Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.

Tight

Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof.

Thin

Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.

Tight

Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.
Their marching band is extremely tight.

Thin

Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
A thin disguise

Tight

(sport) Not conceding many goals.

Thin

(aviation) Of a route: relatively little used.

Tight

(slang) Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk.
We went drinking and got tight.

Thin

Poor; scanty; without money or success.

Tight

(slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
That is one tight bicycle!

Thin

(philately) A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.

Tight

Mean; unfair; unkind.

Thin

Any food produced or served in thin slices.
Chocolate mint thins
Potato thins
Wheat thins

Tight

Limited or restricted.
We had a very tight schedule.

Thin

(transitive) To make thin or thinner.

Tight

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

Thin

(intransitive) To become thin or thinner.
The crowds thinned after the procession had passed: there was nothing more to see.

Tight

(obsolete) Handy; adroit; brisk.

Thin

To dilute.

Tight

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

Thin

To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.

Tight

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

Thin

Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.
Seed sown thin

Tight

Intimate, close, close-knit.

Thin

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.

Tight

A car with understeer, primarily used to describe NASCAR stock cars.

Thin

Rare; not dense or thick; - applied to fluids or soft mixtures; as, thin blood; thin broth; thin air.
In the day, when the air is more thin.
Satan, bowing lowHis gray dissimulation, disappeared,Into thin air diffused.

Tight

Angry or irritated.

Thin

Not close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close or compact state; hence, not abundant; as, the trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.
Ferrara is very large, but extremely thin of people.

Tight

Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.
Make sure the lid is closed tight.

Thin

Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness.
Seven thin ears . . . blasted with the east wind.

Tight

Soundly.
Good night, sleep tight.

Thin

Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a person becomes thin by disease.

Tight

(obsolete) To tighten.

Thin

Wanting in body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
Thin, hollow sounds, and lamentable screams.

Tight

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

Thin

Slight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting substance or depth or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering; as, a thin disguise.
My tale is done, for my wit is but thin.

Tight

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.

Thin

Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown thin.
Spain is thin sown of people.

Tight

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

Thin

To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective).

Tight

Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
Clad very plain, but clean and tight.
I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight.

Thin

To grow or become thin; - used with some adverbs, as out, away, etc.; as, geological strata thin out, i. e., gradually diminish in thickness until they disappear.

Tight

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

Thin

Lose thickness; become thin or thinner

Tight

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

Thin

Make thin or thinner;
Thin the solution

Tight

Handy; adroit; brisk.

Thin

Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture;
Cut bourbon

Tight

Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy.

Thin

Take off weight

Tight

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

Thin

Of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section;
Thin wire
A thin chiffon blouse
A thin book
A thin layer of paint

Tight

To tighten.

Thin

Lacking excess flesh;
You can't be too rich or too thin
Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look

Tight

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

Thin

Very narrow;
A thin line across the page

Tight

Pulled or drawn tight;
Taut sails
A tight drumhead
A tight rope

Thin

Having little substance or significance;
A flimsy excuse
Slight evidence
A tenuous argument
A thin plot

Tight

Set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration;
In tight formation
A tight blockade

Thin

Not dense;
A thin beard
Trees were sparse

Tight

Pressed tightly together;
With lips compressed

Thin

Relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous;
Air is thin at high altitudes
A thin soup
Skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk
Thin oil

Tight

Used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity;
A mean person
He left a miserly tip

Thin

(of sound) lacking resonance or volume;
A thin feeble cry

Tight

Affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow;
Tight money
A tight market

Thin

Lacking spirit or sincere effort;
A thin smile

Tight

Of such close construction as to be impermeable;
A tight roof
Warm in our tight little house

Thin

Without viscosity;
The blood was flowing thin

Tight

Of textiles;
A close weave
Smooth percale with a very tight weave

Tight

Securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid;
The bolts are tight

Tight

(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched;
A close contest
A close election
A tight game

Tight

Very drunk

Tight

Exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent;
A nasty problem
A good man to have on your side in a tight situation

Tight

Demanding strict attention to rules and procedures;
Rigorous discipline
Tight security
Stringent safety measures

Tight

Packed closely together;
The stood in a tight little group
Hair in tight curls
The pub was packed tight

Tight

Firmly or tightly;
Held fast to the rope
Her foot was stuck fast
Held tight

Tight

In an attentive manner;
He remained close on his guard

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