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tight as a drum

tight as a drum adjective: completely tight.

Adjective

tight as a drum (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Completely tight.
    • Sly and the Family Stone sound entirely futuristic – like everyone else they have malfunctioning gear, but they “hurry up and play to avoid hanging you up”. Bang! Straight into Sing a Simple Song. Tight as a drum. Everyday People, a No 1 hit just a few weeks earlier, is a festival high point.2019 August 15, Bob Stanley, “'Groovy, groovy, groovy': listening to Woodstock 50 years on – all 38 discs”, in The Guardian
  2. (simile) Wholly free from leaks, cracks, etc.
    • This boat is tight as a drum.

Questions about tight as a drum

What does tight as a drum mean?
Tight as a drum means completely tight.
What part of speech is tight as a drum?
Tight as a drum is an adjective.

Words near tight as a drum in the dictionary

  1. Tighes Hill
  2. Tighina
  3. Tighnabruaich
  4. tight
  5. tight and curlies
  6. tight as a drum
  7. tight as a duck's arse
  8. tight as a duck's ass
  9. tight as a gnat's chuff
  10. tight as a tick
  11. tight as Dick's hatband

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