The difference between Tight and Wide

When used as adverbs, tight means firmly, so as not to come loose easily, whereas wide means extensively.

When used as adjectives, tight means firmly held together, whereas wide means having a large physical extent from side to side.

Tight is also verb with the meaning: to tighten.

Wide is also noun with the meaning: a ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable.

check bellow for the other definitions of Tight and Wide

  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.

  1. Wide as an adjective:

    Having a large physical extent from side to side.

    Examples:

    "We walked down a wide corridor."

  2. Wide as an adjective:

    Large in scope.

    Examples:

    "The inquiry had a wide remit."

  3. Wide as an adjective (sports):

    Operating at the side of the playing area.

    Examples:

    "That team needs a decent wide player."

  4. Wide as an adjective:

    On one side or the other of the mark; too far sideways from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.

    Examples:

    "Too bad! That was a great passing-shot, but it's wide."

  5. Wide as an adjective (phonetics, dated):

    Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the organs in the mouth.

  6. Wide as an adjective (Scotland, Northern England, now rare):

    Vast, great in extent, extensive.

    Examples:

    "The wide, lifeless expanse."

  7. Wide as an adjective:

    Remote; distant; far.

    Examples:

    "The hut was not wide from the sea."

    "The cabin is not wide from the lake."

  8. Wide as an adjective (obsolete):

    Far from truth, propriety, necessity, etc.

  9. Wide as an adjective (computing):

    Of or supporting a greater range of text characters than can fit into the traditional 8-bit representation.

    Examples:

    "a wide character; a wide stream"

  1. Wide as an adverb:

    extensively

    Examples:

    "He travelled far and wide."

  2. Wide as an adverb:

    completely

    Examples:

    "He was wide awake."

  3. Wide as an adverb:

    away from a given goal

    Examples:

    "The arrow fell wide of the mark."

  4. Wide as an adverb:

    So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so as to form a large opening.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  1. Wide as a noun (cricket):

    A ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable; the arm signal used by an umpire to signal a wide; the extra run added to the batting side's score

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