Collocations for tight - adj.
1. not loose
VERBS
be,
feel,
look,
seem
become, get, go
Those jeans are getting too tight for me.
The rope suddenly went tight.
become, get, go
Those jeans are getting too tight for me.
The rope suddenly went tight.
hold,
hold on
‘Hold tight!’ She increased her grip.
‘Hold tight!’ She increased her grip.
clamp sth,
clench sth,
close sth,
draw sth,
pull sth,
shut sth,
squeeze sth,
stretch sth,
tie sth,
wrap 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.
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.
keep sth,
make sth
Keep the rope tight.
Keep the rope tight.
clutch sb/sth,
grip sb/sth,
hold sb/sth,
hug sb/sth
He held his children tight.
He held his children tight.
2. with not much time/money to spare
3. controlled very strictly
Tight is used with these nouns:
ball, bandage, bend, blockade, blouse, bowling, budget, bun, check, chest, circle, close-up, clothes, clothing, coil, collar, confines, connection, constraint, contest, control, cordon, corner, curl, curve, deadline, dress, elastic, embrace, feeling, finance, finish, fist, fit, focus, formation, game, grasp, grip, group, hold, huddle, hug, jeans, jumper, knot, lid, limit, link, margin, mouth, muscle, pants, race, regulation, restriction, schedule, security, shirt, shorts, shoulder, skirt, squeeze, strap, string, T-shirt, top, trousers, turn, waist
ball, bandage, bend, blockade, blouse, bowling, budget, bun, check, chest, circle, close-up, clothes, clothing, coil, collar, confines, connection, constraint, contest, control, cordon, corner, curl, curve, deadline, dress, elastic, embrace, feeling, finance, finish, fist, fit, focus, formation, game, grasp, grip, group, hold, huddle, hug, jeans, jumper, knot, lid, limit, link, margin, mouth, muscle, pants, race, regulation, restriction, schedule, security, shirt, shorts, shoulder, skirt, squeeze, strap, string, T-shirt, top, trousers, turn, waist