Collocations for tight - adj., adv.

be, feel, look, seem | become, get, go
Those jeans have got too tight and I can''t wear them any more. | The rope suddenly went tight.

hold (on)
‘Hold tight!’ She increased her grip.

clamp sth, clench sth, close sth, draw sth, pull sth, shut sth, stretch sth, tie sth
His jaw was clenched tight. | Every muscle in her face was drawn tight. | Shut your eyes tight. | The cloth was stretched tight over the frame.

clutch sth, grip sth, hold sth, keep sth
He held his children tight. | Keep the rope tight.

extremely, really, very | a bit, fairly, pretty, quite, rather, reasonably | enough
You didn''t tie it tight enough.

be, look, seem | get
I think we''d better leave - time''s getting very tight.

extremely, particularly, really, very | a bit, fairly, pretty, rather

be, seem | become | remain
Security at the airport remains tight.

extremely, really, very | increasingly | fairly, pretty, quite | enough
Are the controls tight enough?