Tight
Encyclopedia
- High and tightHigh and tightThe high and tight is a military variant of the buzz cut. It is a very short hairstyle most commonly worn by men in the armed forces of most countries. Due to the functionality of this hairstyle, it is also popular with law enforcement officers and other public safety personnel...
, a hairstyle typical in the U.S. military - Tight endTight endThe tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...
, a position in American football on the offensive team - Tight your black belt hard!, a popular judo manga in Japan
- TighTTight*High and tight, a hairstyle typical in the U.S. military*Tight end, a position in American football on the offensive team*Tight your black belt hard!, a popular judo manga in Japan*TighT, a psychedelic trance live act from KohPhangan, Thailand...
, a psychedelic trance live act from KohPhangan, Thailand - Tight playing style, in poker, a style of play which means to rarely call/play a hand
Clothing
- Skin-tight garmentSkin-tight garmentA skin-tight garment is a garment that is held to the skin by elastic tension. Many skin-tight garments are also one-piece garments.In athletics and performance applications, skin-tight garments—or 'skinsuits' provide protection from injury from dancing, gymnastics, swimming, cycling, skating,...
, a garment that is held to the skin by elastic tension - TightsTightsTights are a kind of cloth leg garment, most often sheathing the body from about the waist to the feet with a more or less tight fit, hence the name....
, a type of leg coverings fabric extending from the waist to feet - TightlacingTightlacingTightlacing is the practice of wearing a tightly-laced corset to achieve extreme modifications to the figure and posture and experience the sensations of a very tight corset. Those who practice tightlacing are called tightlacers...
, the practice of wearing a tightly-laced corset
Mathematics
- Tight, a mathematical term, as in 'tight frame'
- Tightness of measuresTightness of measuresIn mathematics, tightness is a concept in measure theory. The intuitive idea is that a given collection of measures does not "escape to infinity."-Definitions:...
, in mathematics, a concept in measure (and probability) theory
Science and technology
- Tight gasTight gasTight gas is unconventional natural gas which is difficult to access because of the nature of the rock and sand surrounding the deposit. Because this gas is so much more difficult to extract than natural gas from other sources, hydraulic fracturing and directional drilling is necessary to produce...
, natural gas which is difficult to access - Tight oilTight OilTight oil is a light crude oil contained in petroleum-bearing formations of relatively low porosity and permeability . It uses the same horizontal well and hydraulic fracturing technology used in recent boom in production of shale gas...
, shale oil which is difficult to access
Slang
- Tight, a slang term for a miserMiserA miser, cheapskate, snipe-snout, penny pincher, piker, scrooge, skinflint or tightwad is a person who is reluctant to spend money, sometimes to the point of forgoing even basic comforts and some necessities...
or the state of being drunk - Tight (slang), a slang term that means "cool","awesome" and "dope".
- Tight (slang), a slang term for being in a state of anger or frustration that leads to semi-violent thoughts: example" I'm gonna get Hella tight with you!" or "you're making me tight!"
Songs
- Tight (album)Tight (album)Tight is the debut album by the American rock band Mindless Self Indulgence. The album was originally released on April 6, 1999 through Uppity Cracker Recording Group. After having been out of print for many years, the album was reissued as Tighter on April 26, 2011 through The End Records...
, an album by Mindless Self Indulgence - "Tight" (INXS song)Tight (INXS song)"Tight" is the only single released from the The Best of INXS album by INXS. The song was written by Michael Hutchence and Andrew Farriss and recorded by the band during the sessions for Welcome to Wherever You Are in 1992.-Trivia:...
, a song by INXS - "Tight," a song by The Coup from their 2001 album Party MusicParty MusicParty Music is the fourth studio album by The Coup, an alternative hip hop group based in Oakland, California.The album was originally released by 75 Ark Records and has since been re-released by Epitaph Records after the group's signing in 2004....