tightly

tightly | BrE ˈtʌɪtli, AmE ˈtaɪtli | adverb 1 (firmly) fest ▸ fit tightly ‹Maschinenteil usw.›: fest sitzen ‹Kleidungsstück›: eng anliegen ▸ fasten sth tightly etw. gut befestigen ▸ put the cork in tightly den Korken fest hineindrücken 2 (strictly) streng 3 (tautly) straff 4 (closely) dicht ▸ tightly packed voll gestopft (informal) ‹Zug, Koffer› ▸ a tightly organized schedule ein gedrängtes Programm 5 tightly fought (evenly contested) hart umkämpft