The difference between Open and Tight

When used as verbs, open means to make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position, whereas tight means to tighten.

When used as adjectives, open means not closed, whereas tight means firmly held together.

Open is also noun with the meaning: a sports event in which anybody can compete.

Tight is also adverb with the meaning: firmly, so as not to come loose easily.

check bellow for the other definitions of Open and Tight

  1. Open as an adjective (not comparable):

    Not closed; accessible; unimpeded.

    Examples:

    "Turn left after the second open door."

    "It was as if his body had gone to sleep standing up and with his eyes open."

  2. Open as an adjective:

    Not drawn together, closed, or contracted; extended; expanded.

    Examples:

    "an open hand; an open flower; an open prospect"

  3. Open as an adjective (not comparable):

    Actively conducting or prepared to conduct business.

    Examples:

    "Banks are not open on bank holidays."

  4. Open as an adjective (comparable):

    Receptive.

    Examples:

    "I am open to new ideas."

  5. Open as an adjective (not comparable):

    Public

    Examples:

    "He published an open letter to the governor on a full page of the New York Times."

  6. Open as an adjective (not comparable):

    Candid, ingenuous, not subtle in character.

    Examples:

    "The man is an open book."

  7. Open as an adjective (mathematics, logic, of a [[formula]]):

    Having a free variable.

  8. Open as an adjective (mathematics, topology, of a [[set]]):

    Which is part of a predefined collection of subsets of X, that defines a topological space on X.

  9. Open as an adjective (graph theory, of a [[walk]]):

    Whose first and last vertices are different.

  10. Open as an adjective (computing, not comparable, of a file, document, etc.):

    In current use; mapped to part of memory.

    Examples:

    "I couldn't save my changes because another user had the same file open."

  11. Open as an adjective (business):

    Not fulfilled.

    Examples:

    "I've got open orders for as many containers of red durum as you can get me."

  12. Open as an adjective:

    Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration.

    Examples:

    "an open question"

    "to keep an offer or opportunity open"

  13. Open as an adjective (music, stringed instruments):

    Of a note, played without pressing the string against the fingerboard.

  14. Open as an adjective:

    Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing waterways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; used of the weather or the climate.

    Examples:

    "an open winter"

    "rfquotek Francis Bacon"

  15. Open as an adjective (phonetics):

    Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; said of vowels.

  16. Open as an adjective (phonetics):

    Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure.

  17. Open as an adjective (phonetics, of a syllable):

    That ends in a vowel; not having a coda.

  18. Open as an adjective (computing):

    Made public, usable with a free licence.

  19. Open as an adjective (medicine):

    Resulting from an incision, puncture or any other process by which the skin no longer protects an internal part of the body.

  1. Open as a verb (transitive):

    To make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position.

    Examples:

    "Turn the doorknob to open the door."

  2. Open as a verb (transitive):

    To make (an open space, etc.) by clearing away an obstacle or obstacles, in order to allow for passage, access, or visibility.

    Examples:

    "He opened a path through the undergrowth."

  3. Open as a verb (transitive):

    To bring up, broach.

    Examples:

    "I don't want to open that subject."

  4. Open as a verb (transitive):

    To enter upon, begin.

    Examples:

    "to open a discussion"

    "to open fire upon an enemy"

    "to open trade, or correspondence"

    "to open a case in court, or a meeting"

  5. Open as a verb (transitive):

    To spread; to expand into an open or loose position.

    Examples:

    "to open a closed fist"

    "to open matted cotton by separating the fibres"

    "to open a map, book, or scroll"

  6. Open as a verb (transitive):

    To make accessible to customers or clients.

    Examples:

    "I will open the shop an hour early tomorrow."

  7. Open as a verb (transitive):

    To start (a campaign).

    Examples:

    "Vermont will open elk hunting season next week."

  8. Open as a verb (intransitive):

    To become open.

    Examples:

    "The door opened all by itself."

  9. Open as a verb (intransitive):

    To begin conducting business.

    Examples:

    "The shop opens at 9:00."

  10. Open as a verb (intransitive, cricket):

    To begin a side's innings as one of the first two batsmen.

  11. Open as a verb (intransitive, poker):

    To bet before any other player has in a particular betting round in a game of poker.

    Examples:

    "After the first two players fold, Julie opens for $5."

  12. Open as a verb (transitive, intransitive, poker):

    To reveal one's hand.

    Examples:

    "Jeff opens his hand revealing a straight flush."

  13. Open as a verb (computing, transitive, intransitive, of a file, document, etc.):

    To load into memory for viewing or editing.

  14. Open as a verb (obsolete):

    To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.

  1. Open as a noun:

    A sports event in which anybody can compete; as, the Australian Open.

  2. Open as a noun (electronics):

    A wire that is broken midway.

    Examples:

    "The electrician found the open in the circuit after a few minutes of testing."

  3. Open as a noun:

    (with the) Open or unobstructed space; an exposed location.

    Examples:

    "I can't believe you left the lawnmower out in the open when you knew it was going to rain this afternoon!"

    "Wary of hunters, the fleeing deer kept well out of the open, dodging instead from thicket to thicket."

  4. Open as a noun:

    (with the) Public knowledge or scrutiny; full view.

    Examples:

    "We have got to bring this company's corrupt business practices into the open."

  1. Tight as an adjective (colloquial):

    Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. Unyielding or firm Under high tension. Scarce, hard to come by. Intimately friendly. Miserly or frugal.

    Examples:

    "'tight cloth; a tight knot"

    "'tight control on a situation"

    "Make sure to pull the rope tight."

    "I grew up in a poor neighborhood; money was very tight, but we made do."

    "We've grown tighter over the years."

    "He's a bit tight with his money."

  2. Tight as an adjective (of a space, design or arrangement):

    Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it. Fitting close, or too close, to the body. Of a turn, sharp, so that the timeframe for making it is narrow and following it is difficult. Lacking holes; difficult to penetrate; waterproof.

    Examples:

    "The passageway was so tight we could barely get through."

    "They flew in a tight formation."

    "a tight coat;  My socks are too tight."

    "The mountain pass was made dangerous by its many tight corners."

  3. Tight as an adjective (sport):

    Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution. Not conceding many goals.

    Examples:

    "Their marching band is extremely tight."

  4. Tight as an adjective (slang):

    Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk.

    Examples:

    "We went drinking and got tight."

  5. Tight as an adjective (slang):

    Extraordinarily great or special.

    Examples:

    "That is one tight bicycle!"

  6. Tight as an adjective (slang, British (regional)):

    Mean; unfair; unkind.

  7. Tight as an adjective (obsolete):

    Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.

  8. Tight as an adjective (obsolete):

    Handy; adroit; brisk.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  9. Tight as an adjective (poker):

    Of a player, who plays very few hands.

  10. Tight as an adjective (poker):

    Using a strategy which involves playing very few hands.

  1. Tight as an adverb:

    Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.

    Examples:

    "Make sure the lid is closed tight."

  2. Tight as an adverb:

    Soundly.

    Examples:

    "Good night, sleep tight."

  1. Tight as a verb (obsolete):

    To tighten.

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