tight
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From English: tight
Pronunciation
- táìt
Noun
- Wetin women dey wear under cloth.
- I see di tight wey she wear. — (I saw the short-tights she wore.)
- Girls dey like wear tight under deir gown. — (Girls are fond of wearing short-tights underneath their gowns.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: short-tight
Verb
- Make person do wetin go make someting hold well.
- Make you tight am. — (You should tighten it.)
Translations
- English: tighten
Adjective
- Make someting dey close togeder.
- This one make dem be tight friend. — (jw__37801, This one made them close friends.)
- Me and am be tight friend — (He and I are best of friends.)
- Make someting make sense.
- I give am hand, e tight. — (LAG_18_Lagos-Districts_M__27, I commend him/her, it was nicely done.)
- As I wear di trouser, e no con tight well. — (As I wore the trouser, it was not fitted enough.)
- Make someting make sense.
- Dat company don dey work wit di commission since 2011. I assure you sey our system dey tight. — (bbc__7880, That company has been working with the commission since 2011. I assure you that our system is organized.)
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Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: close
Adverb
- Make person hold anoder someting or person well well.
- Hold di phone tight make e no fall. — (Hold on to the phone firmly so it won't fall off.)
- Na dem fit hold you tight — (jw__25505, They are the ones who you can hold on to.)
Translations
- English: firmly