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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.
hold, hold on
‘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.
keep sth, make sth
Keep the rope tight.
clutch sb/sth, grip sb/sth, hold sb/sth, hug sb/sth
He held his children tight.

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
a little, slightly, etc.

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2. with not much time/money to spare

VERBS

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

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
a little, slightly, etc.

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3. controlled very strictly

VERBS

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

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
incredibly
increasingly

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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

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Collocations for tight - adv.

Tight is used with these verbs:
clamp, clench, hang, hug, stretch, wind

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