Meaning of TIGHTEN
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- [v] narrow or limit; "reduce the influx of foreigners"
- [v] restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"
- [v] become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"
- [v] make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"
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| | Synonyms: | | constrain, fasten, reduce, stiffen, tighten up |
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| | See Also: | | alter, bound, change, compact, compress, confine, constrict, constringe, contract, firm, frap, limit, narrow, press, restrain, restrict, screw, squeeze, strain, tauten, tense, throttle, trammel, wind, wind up | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Tight"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tightened}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Tightening}.]
To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any
manner.
Just where I please, with tightened rein I'll urge thee
round the dusty plain. --Fawkes.
{Tightening pulley} (Mach.), a pulley which rests, or is
forced, against a driving belt to tighten it.
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