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a. 1 Completely tight. 2 Wholly free from leaks, cracks, etc.
Usage examples of "tight as a drum".
He was in fact grotesquely erect: the skindown there was tugged tight as a drum.
His skin was tight as a drum, stretched to the limits of its tolerance.
The cheering section at the other end of the gym was obviously wound tight as a drum, bellowing out encouragement in their excitement that would be more appropriate at the opening of a boxing match than in a fencing meet.
The place in Forty-fourth Street, on inquiry, proved to be really closed as tight as a drum.
He had heard she was ill, and she certainly looked odda kind of wild glitter in her eyes and skin stretched tight as a drum over her cheekbones.
With the radar network over the entire world border as tight as a drum, how could They introduce any individual, human or humanoid, without our knowing it?
With the radar network over the entire world border as tight as a drum, how could They introduce any individual, human, or humanoid, without our knowing it?