See tight on Wiktionary
{
"forms": [
{
"form": "tight",
"tags": [
"positive"
]
},
{
"form": "tighter",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "tightest",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "tight",
"2": "tighter",
"3": "tightest"
},
"expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
"name": "adj"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "loose"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The bandage on your finger should not be too tight or your finger may turn blue."
},
{
"text": "The police kept tight control during the speech."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If x is tight, it fits closely and strongly to y."
],
"id": "simple-tight-en-adj-pLIuWnOK"
},
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "loose"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "A tight rope is in a straight line."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If a string is tight its ends are as far apart as possible."
],
"id": "simple-tight-en-adj-Yo6n8UEA"
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"enpr": "tīt"
},
{
"ipa": "/taɪt/"
},
{
"sampa": "/taIt/"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-tight.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
]
}
],
"word": "tight"
}
{
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adv",
"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "He closed the door tight behind them."
},
{
"text": "Hold on tight and I'll pull you up."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If you close or tie something tight, you do it strongly or closely so that it won't change easily."
],
"id": "simple-tight-en-adv-KBSkic9B"
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"enpr": "tīt"
},
{
"ipa": "/taɪt/"
},
{
"sampa": "/taIt/"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-tight.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
]
}
],
"word": "tight"
}
{
"forms": [
{
"form": "tight",
"tags": [
"positive"
]
},
{
"form": "tighter",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "tightest",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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"1": "tight",
"2": "tighter",
"3": "tightest"
},
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],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
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{
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{
"word": "loose"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The bandage on your finger should not be too tight or your finger may turn blue."
},
{
"text": "The police kept tight control during the speech."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If x is tight, it fits closely and strongly to y."
]
},
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "loose"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "A tight rope is in a straight line."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If a string is tight its ends are as far apart as possible."
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"enpr": "tīt"
},
{
"ipa": "/taɪt/"
},
{
"sampa": "/taIt/"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-tight.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
]
}
],
"word": "tight"
}
{
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adv",
"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "He closed the door tight behind them."
},
{
"text": "Hold on tight and I'll pull you up."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If you close or tie something tight, you do it strongly or closely so that it won't change easily."
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"enpr": "tīt"
},
{
"ipa": "/taɪt/"
},
{
"sampa": "/taIt/"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-tight.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
]
}
],
"word": "tight"
}
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