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Tightly :: Tightly (adv.) In a tight manner; closely; nearly.

Fit :: Fit (n.) The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.

Succinct :: Succinct (a.) Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together.

Nip :: Nip (v. t.) To catch and inclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon..

Tense :: Tense (a.) Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as, a tense fiber..

Intense :: Intense (a.) Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought..

Serve :: Serve (v. t.) To wind spun yarn, or the like, tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather. See under Serving..

Ferrule :: Ferrule (n.) A bushing for expanding the end of a flue to fasten it tightly in the tube plate, or for partly filling up its mouth..

Strany :: Strangury (n.) A swelling or other disease in a plant, occasioned by a ligature fastened tightly about it..

Sag :: Sag (v. i.) To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane; as, a line or cable supported by its ends sags, though tightly drawn; the floor of a room sags; hence, to lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position; as, a building may sag one way or another; a door sags on its hinges..

Twist :: Twist (n.) One of the threads of a warp, -- usually more tightly twisted than the filling..

Brace :: Brace (v. t.) To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.

Steeving :: Steeve (n.) A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales, and similar kinds of cargo which need to be packed tightly..

Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly.

Brace :: Brace (n.) That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.

Clutch :: Clutch (n.) To close tightly; to clinch.

Taut :: Taut (a.) Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained.

Dovetail :: Dovetail (n.) A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a bird's tail spread), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits tightly, making an interlocking joint between two pieces which resists pulling a part in all directions except one..

Fist :: Fist (n.) The hand with the fingers doubled into the palm; the closed hand, especially as clinched tightly for the purpose of striking a blow..

Swaddle :: Swaddle (v. t.) To bind as with a bandage; to bind or warp tightly with clothes; to swathe; -- used esp. of infants; as, to swaddle a baby..

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