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Hi, I just watching some Breaking Bad, in the commercial about PopCorners, when Tuco is eating this food (or snorting methamphetamine in the serie) he shouts: "Tight, tight, tight!" what it.

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Make sure doors and windows are shut tightly/tight. Which word fits here better and why? Thanks.

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Another possibility would be to use tightly knit and closely knit instead of tight-knit and close-knit. While I certainly use tight-knit/close-knit et al, I might opt for separating those adjectives.

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Usually, "a tight expression" means that the person is trying unsuccessfully to look pleasant, as in #3 " [he] tried for a smile". The person pictured in #5 is deliberately looking grouchy.

Perhaps being "tight" suggests a constriction in manner of movement, overcompensation in control, the "tipsy" person (there is an obvious motion metaphor) trying to maintain control while.

Hi Folks, Can I use the word tight for "street" and "house" to mean just a little space? For example, it's so tight here, it's so night in their house?