| packing backpacking | carrying something in a pack on the back, the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts |
packing
boxing | the enclosure of something in a package or box |
meatpacking
meat packing
meat-packing business | wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers) |
| hug-me-tight | a woman's fitted jacket |
| packing box packing case | a large crate in which goods are packed for shipment or storage |
packinghouse
packing plant | a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products |
| packing needle | a large needle used to sew up canvas packages |
stuffing box
packing box | a small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft or piston to form a seal |
stuffing nut
packing nut | a nut used to tighten a stuffing box |
| tight end | (football) an offensive end who lines up close to the tackle |
| tight money | the economic condition in which credit is difficult to secure and interest rates are high |
packing material
packing
wadding | any material used especially to protect something |
| sit tight | maintain the same position, wait it out, Let's not make a decision--let's sit tight |
cling to
hold close
hold tight
clutch | hold firmly, usually with one's hands, She clutched my arm when she got scared |
dismiss send packing
send away drop | stop associating with, They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock |
| tight | affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow, tight money, a tight market |
lightproof
light-tight | not penetrable by light, lightproof containers |
| tight | packed closely together, they stood in a tight little group, hair in tight curls, the pub was packed tight |
rigorous
stringent
tight | demanding strict attention to rules and procedures, rigorous discipline, tight security, stringent safety measures |
nasty
tight | exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent, a nasty problem, a good man to have on your side in a tight situation |
s besotted
blind drunk blotto
crocked
cockeyed
fuddled
loaded
pie-eyed
pissed
pixilated
plastered
slopped
sloshed
smashed
soaked
soused
sozzled
squiffy
stiff
tight
wet | very drunk |
close
tight | (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched, a close contest, a close election, a tight game |
mean mingy
miserly
tight | (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity, a mean person, he left a miserly tip |
tight-knit
tightly knit | closely and firmly integrated, a tight-knit organization |
| tight | of such close construction as to be impermeable, a tight roof, warm in our tight little house |
airtight
air-tight
gas-tight | not allowing air or gas to pass in or out |
| tight | closely constrained or constricted or constricting, tight skirts, he hated tight starched collars, fingers closed in a tight fist, a tight feeling in his chest |
skintight
skin-tight | so tight as to cling to the skin, skintight jeans |
tight-fitting
tightfitting
tight fitting
tightly fitting
skinny | fitting snugly, a tightly-fitting cover, tight-fitting clothes |
compressed
tight | pressed tightly together, with lips compressed |
c priggish
prim
prissy
prudish
puritanical
square-toed
straitlaced
strait-laced
straightlaced
straight-laced
tight-laced
victorian | exaggeratedly proper, my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts |
| tight | securely or solidly fixed in place, rigid, the bolts are tight |
close
tight | of textiles, a close weave, smooth percale with a very tight weave |
taut
tight | pulled or drawn tight, taut sails, a tight drumhead, a tight rope |
airtight
air-tight | having no weak points, an airtight defense, an airtight argument |
| tight | set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration, in tight formation, a tight blockade |
| fast tight | firmly or closely, held fast to the rope, her foot was stuck fast, held tight |
| close closely tight | in an attentive manner, he remained close on his guard |