tighten
v.
make tight, pull taught; become tight, become taught
tighten
Verb
1. make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"
(synonym) fasten
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) frap
(derivation) tightening
2. become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) constrict, constringe, narrow
3. restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"
(synonym) stiffen, tighten up, constrain
(hypernym) restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
4. narrow or limit; "reduce the influx of foreigners"
(synonym) reduce
(hypernym) restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
Tighten
(v. t.)
To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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tighten
v. a.
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tighten up
To add oil to a system, which causes the oil to break out and rise to the surface
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