tight
adjective
1 adjective close-fittingteann adj fáiscthe adj3 cúng adj the dress is tight tá an gúna teannhe had a tight jacket on bhí seaicéad teann air, bhí seaicéad cúng airmy shoes were too tight bhí mo bhróga rótheann, bhí mo bhróga róchúng, bhí mo bhróga ag luí orm, bhí mo bhróga róbheag agam 2 adjective restricted in sizecúng adj the parking space was tight bhí an spás páirceála cúngit was a tight squeeze getting all of us into the car ar éigean a bhíomar ar fad in ann dul sa charr, ar éigean Dé a bhí dóthain spáis sa charr dúinn ar fadShow full entry
3 adjective firmteann adj daingean adj docht adj a tight knot snaidhm dhaingean, snaidhm fháiscthethe jar has a tight lid tá clár teann ar an bpróca, tá an claibín fáiscthe go daingean ar an gcrúscahe kept a tight hold of the rails bhí greim daingean aige ar na ráillíthey were locked in a tight hug bhí barróg dhocht acu ar a chéile, bhí greim teannta acu ar a chéile 4 adjective tautteann adj rite adj3 tarraingthe adj3 the rope must be tight ní mór don rópa a bheith teann, caithfidh an rópa a bheith rite 5 adjective closegar adj1 cóngarach adj1 the white ball was tight on the cushion bhí an liathróid bhán gar don chúisín, bhí an liathróid bhán cóngarach don chúisínthe garden is tight against the house tá an gairdín buailte ar an teach 6 adjective SPOR closely foughtcrua adj3 it'll be a tight game cluiche crua a bheidh ann, beidh coimhlint ghéar sa chluichea tight race rás crua, rás géar 7 adjective compactdlúth adj1 they stood in a tight group bhí siad ina seasamh go dlúth le chéileI made them into a tight bundle rinne mé burla dlúth díobh 8 adjective cohesivedlúth adj1 we're a tight group of friends is grúpa dlúthchairde muid, grúpa cairde muid atá an-mhór le chéile 9 adjective disciplined and professionalhe delivered a tight performance thug sé an-taispeántas uaidhthey played a tight game d'imir siad cluiche crua 10 adjective strictdocht adj géar adj1 a tight deadline sprioc-am dochtsecurity was very tight during the talks bhí an tslándáil an-docht le linn na gcainteannait was organised on a tight budget eagraíodh é ar bheagán airgid 11 adjective in short supplygann adj money is tight at the moment tá an t-airgead gann i láthair na huaire, tá ganntanas airgid ann faoi láthairspace is tight tá ganntanas spáis ann, níl mórán spáis annwe're tight for time níl mórán ama againn 12 adjective tense, strainedI started getting tight thosaigh teannas ag teacht ormhe had his tight face on bhí cuma an teannais ar a éadanher voice was tight with tension bhí teannas ina guth 13 adjective painfully constrictedteann adj teannta adj3 he had a tight chest bhí teannas ina chliabhrach, bhí snaidhm ar a chliabhrach 14 adjective sharp, acutegéar adj1 he scored a point from a tight angle d'aimsigh sé cúilín ó uillinn ghéara tight corner coirnéal géar 15 adjective informal drunkar meisce ólta adj3 dallta adj3 caochta adj3 we got tight before we went out bhíomar ar meisce sula ndeachamar amach 16 adjective informal, pejorative stingysprionlaithe adj3 gortach adj1 ceachartha adj3 she's tight tá sí sprionlaithe, is sprionlóir í, is cníopaire íhe's tight with money ní chaithfeadh sé pingin, ní chuirfeadh sé lámh ina phóca
adverb
17 adverb firmlygo daingean go teann go docht she held on tight choinnigh sí greim dochtthe door was shut tight bhí an doras dúnta go daingeanshe squeezed me tight d'fháisc sí go teann mé, theann sí lena croí mé 18 adverb fastwe sat tight for a while d'fhanamar san áit a rabhamar ar feadh tamaill, d'fhanamar gan chorraí ar feadh tamaillsleep tight codladh sámhthe pickaxe was wedged tight in the ice bhí an phiocóid dingthe go docht san oighear 19 adverb tautgo teann the rope is stretched tight tá an téad tarraingthe amach go teann, tá an rópa rite 20 adverb closelygo teann she pulled her scarf tighter around her neck tharraing sí a scaif thart ar a muineál go teann, theann sí a scairf thart ar a muineál, d'fháisc sí a scairf timpeall a muiníl 21 adverb fullthe train was packed tight with passengers bhí an traein pacáilte le paisinéirí, bhí an traein lán go boimbéal le paisinéirí