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Both tight and tightly may be used as adverbs:

Be sure to pull the knot tight. /Pull tightly on the ends of the rope.

Tight may also be used as an adjective, often metaphorically:

We were on a tight schedule. / It was a tight fit. / He was in a tight spot.

A tight connection is required on all cables.

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