Big vs Tight - What's the difference?
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Of great size, large.
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*:The big houses, and there are a good many of them, lie for the most part in what may be called by courtesy the valleys. You catch a glimpse of them sometimes at a little distance from the [railway] line,, with their court of farm and church and clustered village, in dignified seclusion.
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Popular.
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(lb) Adult.
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*1931 , , Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer , Montgomery Ward (publisher), draft:
*:By midnight, however, the last light had fled / For even big people have then gone to bed[.]
(lb) Fat.
(lb) Important or significant.
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*:"I was dragged up at the workhouse school till I was twelve. Then I ran away and sold papers in the streets, and anything else that I could pick up a few coppers by—except steal. I never did that. I always made up my mind I'd be a big man some day, and—I'm glad I didn't steal."
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(lb) Mature, conscientious, principled.
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(lb) Well-endowed, possessing large breasts in the case of a woman or a large penis in the case of a man.
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Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
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*(and other bibliographic details) (Joseph Addison) (1672–1719)
*:[Day] big with the fate of Cato and of Rome.
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In a loud manner.
In a boasting manner.
In a large amount or to a large extent.
On a large scale, expansively
Hard.
An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
(as plural) The big leagues, big time.
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To praise or recommend
to inhabit; occupy
to locate one's self
to build; erect; fashion
to dwell; have a dwelling
One or more kinds of barley, especially (six-rowed barley).
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
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Fitting close, or too close, to the body.
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Of a space, etc, narrow, so that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.
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Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult.
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Under high tension.
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, passage=The only negative from a comfortable first-half was the sight of Aston Villa’s Nathan Delfouneso being withdrawn with a tight hamstring after only 11 minutes.}}
Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.
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Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof.
* 1965 , MotorBoating , page 145
*2014 , Ian Black, "
*:Security is tight inside and outside the building, guarded by a bewildering collection of soldiers, policemen and gendarmes. Relatives watch as prisoners in handcuffs and leg irons shuffle past.
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*:The odd thing was that Sunderland made the better start and showed early signs that they might pose serious problems to the Premier League’s tightest defence.
(lb) Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk.
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*2001 , (Gaelic Storm), Johnny Tarr'' (on the album '' ):
*:Johnny walked into the Castle Bar, looking to get tight .
(lb) Intimately friendly.
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(lb) Extraordinarily great or special.
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Mean; unfair; unkind.
*1977 , Willy Russell, Our Day Out , Act One, Scene One:
*:Reilly: Ey, Miss, hang on, hang on... can we come with y', Miss? Can we?
*:Digga: Go on, Miss, don't be tight , let's come.
*2001 , Kevin Sampson, Outlaws , p.244:
*:"Ah leave him, ay!" goes one of the girls. "Don't be tight'." I turns to her. "Don't you think it's ' tight terrorising old ladies? Ay?"
*2011 , Andrew Hicks, "Thai Girl: A story of the one who said 'no'", unnumbered page :
*:"That's right ... so even when life's a grind, the Thais keep smiling. They think the farang are a miserable lot who have to get drunk to enjoy themselves."
*:"Dutch, that's tight mate, I mean what's wrong with getting pissed. When you're not working, you gotta have a good time," said Darren.
Miserly or frugal.
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(lb) Scarce, hard to come by.
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(rfd-sense) (ux) Not conceding many goals.
(lb) Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
*(John Evelyn) (1620-1706)
*:clad very plain, but clean and tight
*(Thomas Gray) (1716-1771)
*:I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight .
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*:“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action. ¶ Near her wandered her husbandfrom time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.
(lb) Handy; adroit; brisk.
:(Shakespeare)
(lb) Of a player, who plays very few hands. (rfex)
(lb) Using a strategy which involves playing very few hands. (rfex)
Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.
Soundly.
As a noun big
is a biological insulation garment; an air-tight, full-body suit intended to prevent the spread of contaminants.As an adjective tight is
firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.As an adverb tight is
firmly, so as not to come loose easily.As a verb tight is
(obsolete) to tighten.big
English
Etymology 1
From a northern (etyl) dialectal term (m), .Adjective
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Norwich 3-3 Blackburn, passage=It proved a big miss as Hoilett produced a sublime finish into the top corner of the net from 20 yards after evading a couple of challenges in first-half stoppage time.}}
Synonyms
* (of a great size) ample, huge, large, sizeable, stoor, jumbo, massive * (adult) adult, fully grown, grown up * See alsoAntonyms
* (of a great size) little, small, tiny, minuscule, miniature, minute * (adult) little, youngDerived terms
* Big Apple * big-ass * big baby * big band * Big Bang * big bath * big beat * Big Ben * Big Bertha * big blind * big bluestem * Big Board * big-boned * big box * big boy/big boys * big break * big brother * Big Brother * big bucks * big business * big C * big cat * big cheese * Big Crunch * Big D * big daddy * big deal * Big Dipper * Big Easy * big enchilada * big end * big fat/big-fat/big phat * big figure * big fish * big fly * Big Four * big game * biggie, no biggie * big girl's blouse * big government * big gun * big H/Big H * big hair * big hand * big head/big-head * big-headed * big-hearted * big house * big idea * big if * big iron * Big Island * big kid * big labor * big-league * big lick * big lie * big lug * big kahuna * Big Mac * big money * big mouth * Big Muddy * big name / big-name * bigness * big O * big O notation * big old/big ole * big one/the big one * big pharma * big picture * Big Q * big rig * Big Rip * big science * big screen * big shagbank * big shot * big shoulder * big six/the big six * Big Six * big sleep * big slick * Big Smoke * big spender * big spring * big stick * Big Sur * big talk * big tent * Big Three * big-ticket * big time/big-time/bigtime * big toe * big top/big-top * big tree * Big Uglies * big up * big wheel * big whoop * big wig/big-wig/bigwig * big-wigged * big wow * great big * hit it big * make it big * /Mr Big/Mister Big * the bigs * too big for one's boots * too big to failAdverb
(bigger)- He's always talking big , but he never delivers.
- He won big betting on the croquet championship.
- You've got to think big to succeed at Amalgamated Plumbing.
- He hit him big and the guy just crumpled.
Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (big leagues) major leaguesVerb
(up)Etymology 2
From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) (m), . Cognate with (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m).Verb
Etymology 3
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .Alternative forms
* (l) * (l), (l) (obsolete)Noun
(-)Statistics
*tight
English
Adjective
(er)citation, passage=The face which emerged was not reassuring. It was blunt and grey, the nose springing thick and flat from high on the frontal bone of the forehead, whilst his eyes were narrow slits of dark in a tight bandage of tissue. […].}}
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- He reported the hull was tight and secure and did not leak a drop.
Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis", The Guardian , 27 November:
Southampton hammer eight past hapless Sunderland in barmy encounter", The Guardian , 18 October 2014:
Synonyms
* (pushed/pulled together''): close, serried (''of ranks ), tight-fitting (of clothes) * (narrow ): narrow * (under high tension ): taut, tense, under tension * (well-rehearsed and accurate ): polished, precise * (intimately friendly ): close, close-knit, intimate * (slang: intoxicated''): ''See also * (slang: extraordinarily great or special ): ace, cool, fab, rad, slickAntonyms
* (pushed/pulled together''): baggy (''of clothing or other material ), loose, sagging, saggy, slack * (narrow ): broad, capacious, open, roomy, spacious, wide * (under high tension ): loose, relaxed, slack * (well-rehearsed and accurate ): slack, slapdash, sloppy * (slang: extraordinarily great or special ): crap, naff, pathetic, rubbishDerived terms
* airtight * as tight as a duck's arse, tight as a duck's arse * as tight as a gnat's chuff, tight as a gnat's chuff * dust-tight * finger-tight * in tight * light-tight * skintight * steamtight * supertight * tight as a tick * tightass * tight closure * tighten * tight end * tight-fisted * tight-fitting * tight-knit * tight-laced * tight lattice * tight-lipped * tightly * tightness * tightrope * tights * tightwad * tightwire * tighty whities * uptight * watertight * weathertightAdverb
(en adverb)- Make sure the lid is closed tight .
- Good night, sleep tight.