make tight, pull taught; become tight, become taught
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Tighten Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Tighten Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner.
tighten
\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.
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tighten up
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 Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
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