What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Tight vs Crush - What's the difference?

tight | crush |

As verbs the difference between tight and crush

is that tight is (obsolete) to tighten while crush is to press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass.

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 noun crush is

a violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.

tight

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
  • :
  • Fitting close, or too close, to the body.
  • :
  • Of a space, etc, narrow, so that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.
  • :
  • :
  • Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult.
  • :
  • Under high tension.
  • :
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=17 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. […].}}
  • *{{quote-news, year=2011, date=November 10, author=Jeremy Wilson, work=Telegraph, title= England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report
    • , passage=The only negative from a comfortable first-half was the sight of Aston Villa’s Nathan Delfouneso being withdrawn with a tight hamstring after only 11 minutes.}}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.
  • :
  • Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof.
  • * 1965 , MotorBoating , page 145
    • He reported the hull was tight and secure and did not leak a drop.
  • *2014 , Ian Black, " Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis", The Guardian , 27 November:
  • *: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.
  • *2014 , , " Southampton hammer eight past hapless Sunderland in barmy encounter", The Guardian , 18 October 2014:
  • *: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.
  • :
  • *2001 , (Gaelic Storm), Johnny Tarr'' (on the album '' ):
  • *:Johnny walked into the Castle Bar, looking to get tight .
  • (lb) Intimately friendly.
  • :
  • (lb) Extraordinarily great or special.
  • :
  • 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.
  • :
  • (lb) Scarce, hard to come by.
  • :
  • (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 .
  • *
  • *:“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)

    • 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, slick

    Antonyms

    * (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, rubbish

    Derived 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 * weathertight

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.
    • Make sure the lid is closed tight .
  • Soundly.
    • Good night, sleep tight.

    Synonyms

    * (firmly ): fast, firmly, securely * (soundly ): soundly, well

    Antonyms

    * (firmly ): loosely * (soundly ): badly, fitfully

    Derived terms

    * hold tight * sit tight * sleep tight

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To tighten.
    • ----

    crush

    English

    (wikipedia crush)

    Noun

    (es)
  • A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
  • * Addison
    • the wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds
  • Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd.
  • Crowd which produces uncomfortable pressure.
    • A crush at a reception.
  • A violent crowding
  • A crowd control barrier
  • A short-lived infatuation or affection for.
  • The human object of infatuation or affection.
  • * 2004 , , Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage
    • It had taken nine years from the evening that first showed up with a pie plate at her mother's door, but his dogged perseverance eventually won him the hand of his boyhood Sunday school crush .
  • A standing stock or cage with movable sides used to restrain livestock for safe handling
  • A party, festive function
  • * 1890 ch 1
    • Two months ago I went to a crush at Lady Brandon's.
  • (Australia) The process of crushing cane to remove the raw sugar, or the season that this process takes place in.

    • Derived terms

    * crush hat * crush room * girl crush * man crush

    Verb

    (es)
  • To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass.
    • to crush grapes
    Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, crushed , broken or cut. --Lev. xxii.
  • To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute.
    • to crush quartz
  • * 1912 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), (Tarzan of the Apes), Chapter 1
    • With a wild scream he was upon her, tearing a great piece from her side with his mighty teeth, and striking her viciously upon her head and shoulders with a broken tree limb until her skull was crushed to a jelly.
  • To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight.
    • ''After the corruption scandal, the opposition crushed the ruling party in the elections
  • To oppress or burden grievously.
  • To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
    • The sultan's black guard crushed every resistance bloodily.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • speedily overtaking and crushing the rebels
  • To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force
    • an eggshell crushes easily
  • To feel infatuation with or unrequited love for.
    • She's crushing on him.
  • (sports) to defeat emphatically
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=November 11 , author=Rory Houston , title=Estonia 0-4 Republic of Ireland , work=RTE Sport citation , page= , passage=A stunning performance from the Republic of Ireland all but sealed progress to Euro 2012 as they crushed nine-man Estonia 4-0 in the first leg of the qualifying play-off tie in A Le Coq Arena in Tallinn.}}

    Derived terms

    * crusher * crushing * crush on * crush out * crushed sugar * crushed velvet

    References

    *