The difference between Rubbish and Tight

When used as verbs, rubbish means to criticize, to denigrate, to denounce, to disparage, whereas tight means to tighten.

When used as adjectives, rubbish means exceedingly bad, whereas tight means firmly held together.

Rubbish is also noun with the meaning: garbage, junk, refuse, trash, waste.

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

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  1. Rubbish as a noun (chiefly, Australia, New Zealand, Britain):

    Garbage, junk, refuse, trash, waste.

    Examples:

    "The rubbish is collected every Thursday in Gloucester, but on Wednesdays in Cheltenham."

  2. Rubbish as a noun (chiefly, Australia, New Zealand, Britain):

    Items of low quality.

    Examples:

    "Much of what they sell is rubbish."

  3. Rubbish as a noun (chiefly, Australia, New Zealand, Britain):

    Nonsense.

    Examples:

    "Everything the teacher said during that lesson was rubbish. How can she possibly think that a [[bass viol]] and a [[cello]] are the same thing?"

  4. Rubbish as a noun (archaic):

    Debris or ruins of buildings.

  1. Rubbish as an adjective (chiefly, Australia, New Zealand, Britain, colloquial):

    Exceedingly bad; awful.

    Examples:

    "synonyms abysmacrappy horrendous shitty terrible; ''see also'' [[Thesaurus:bad]], [[Thesaurus:low-quality]]"

    "This has been a rubbish day, and it’s about to get worse: my mother-in-law is coming to stay."

  1. Rubbish as a verb (transitive, chiefly, Australia, New Zealand, Britain, colloquial):

    To criticize, to denigrate, to denounce, to disparage.

  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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