Tight vs. Thin — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Tight and Thin
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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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