tighten

tight·en

 (tīt′n)

tr. & intr.v. tight·ened, tight·en·ing, tight·ens

To make or become tight or tighter.

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tight′en·er n.

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tighten

(ˈtaɪtən)

vb

1. to make or become tight or tighter

2. tighten one's belt to economize

ˈtightener n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

tight•en

(ˈtaɪt n)

v.t., v.i.

to make or become tight or tighter.

Idioms:

tighten one's belt, to respond to hardship by reducing expenditures.

[1720–30]

tight′en•er, n.

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tighten

Past participle: tightened
Gerund: tightening

Imperative

tighten

tighten

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	tighten - make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire" fasten alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" frap - take up the slack of; "frap a rope" firm, tauten - make taut or tauter; "tauten a rope" screw - tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions; "Screw the bottle cap on" wind up, wind - coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem; "wind your watch"
	2.	tighten - become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" constringe, constrict, narrow - become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted" firm, tauten - become taut or tauter; "Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly"; "the rope tautened" constrict, compress, contract, compact, press, squeeze - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" tense, strain - become stretched or tense or taut; "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;" "the rope strained when the weight was attached"
	3.	tighten - restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations" tighten up, constrain, stiffen confine, limit, throttle, trammel, restrain, restrict, bound - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
	4.	tighten - narrow or limit; "reduce the influx of foreigners" reduce confine, limit, throttle, trammel, restrain, restrict, bound - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

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tighten

verb

1. close, narrow, strengthen, squeeze, harden, constrict He answered by tightening his grip on her shoulder.
close slacken, ease off, let out

2. stretch, strain, tense, tauten, stiffen, rigidify He flung his whole weight back, tightening the rope.
stretch relax, loosen, slacken, weaken

3. fasten, secure, screw, fix I used my thumbnail to tighten the screw.
fasten unscrew, unfasten, unbind

4. contract, narrow, constrict, become tight, become narrow Her throat had tightened and she couldn't speak.

5. purse, narrow, compress, screw up, pucker Martha tightened her lips and shook her head.

6. increase, heighten, toughen (up), beef up (informal), crank up (informal), scale up, make stricter, make more rigorous They have tightened security along the border.

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tighten

verb

1. To make or become tight or tighter:

reinforce, strengthen.

2. To make or become tense:

stiffen, tauten, tense.

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Translations

يَشُد، يُحْكِم الإغْلاقيُضَيِّقُ

těsnitzesílit

stramme

anziehenfestigenfestziehen

σφίγγω

apretartensarajustarestrecharhacer más severo

kiristää

serrertendrebanderraidirremonter

zategnuti

megszorít

òétta, herîa

stringeretesotirareastringerefisso

締める

단단히 죄다

aanhalen

stramme

zacisnąć

apertar

затягивать

tesniťutesniť

pritegnitizadrgniti

dra åt

ทำให้แน่นหรือตึงขึ้น

gerginleş meksıkılamaksıkış mak

thắt chặt

弄紧绷紧

tighten

[ˈtaɪtn]

A. VT (also tighten up) [+ rope] → estirar, tensar; [+ nut, belt, shoes] → apretar; [+ regulations] → hacer más severo; [+ restrictions, discipline, security] → reforzar

B. VI (also tighten up) [rope, knot] → estirarse; [skin] → ponerse tirante; [grasp] → apretarse

tighten up

A. VT + ADV

1. = tighten A

2. to tighten up on sth → ser más estricto con algo
they have decided to tighten up on this type of import → han decidido controlar más este tipo de importaciones

B. VI + ADV = tighten B

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tighten

[ˈtaɪt^ən]

vt

(= make firmer) [+ rope] → tendre; [+ screw] → resserrer; [+ grip, hold] → resserrer

(= make stricter) [+ control] → renforcer; [+ security] → renforcer; [+ rule] → renforcer

vi [fingers, grip] → se resserrer; [rope, chain] → se tendre

tighten up

vt

(= make firmer) [+ screw, knot] → resserrer

(= make stricter) [+ rules, security] → renforcertight end n (US) → ailier m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tighten

(also tighten up)

vt

knot → fester machen, anziehen; screw → anziehen; (= re-tighten) → nachziehen; muscles → anspannen; lips → verkneifen; rope → straffen, anziehen; (= stretch tighter) → straffer spannen; to tighten one’s grip (lit) → fester zugreifen; (fig) → die Schraube fester ziehen; to tighten one’s grip on something (lit) → etw fester halten; (fig) → etw besser unter Kontrolle bringen; to tighten the steering in a car → die Lenkung an einem Auto nachziehen

(fig) rules, security, control, law, procedures, restrictions → verschärfen; to tighten the screw on something/a country → den Druck auf etw (acc) → /ein Land verstärken ? belt

vi (rope) → sich spannen, sich straffen; (knot) → sich zusammenziehen; whenever he’s angry his mouth tightens → immer wenn er wütend ist, wird sein Mund schmal und verkniffen

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tighten

[ˈtaɪtn]

1. vt (also tighten up) (gen) → stringere; (rope) → tendere; (regulation) → rendere più severo/a; (control) → intensificare
to tighten one's belt (fig) → tirare la cinghia

2. vi (also tighten up) → stringersi; (rope) → tendersi; (grasp) → farsi più stretto/a

tighten up

1. vi + adv

a. = tighten 2

b. to tighten up on sth → rendere qc più severo/a

2. vt + adv = tighten 1

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

tight

(tait) adjective

1. fitting very or too closely. I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight. styf مُحْكَم الإغْلاق затегнат apertado těsný fest, eng stram σφιχτός, στενόςapretado; estrecho tihedalt ümber, kitsas تنگ؛ کیپ tiukka serré סגור חזק, הדוק मजबूत tijesan, uzan szoros ketat þéttur, þröngur stretto きつい 빡빡한 aptemptas, siauras, prigludęs ciešs; pieguļošs ketat straktett, stramciasny, ściśle przylegający apertado strâns; strâmt плотный;тугой; тесный tesný tesen uzak hårt åtsittande, snäv, tajt คับแน่น dar, sıkı 緊的 щільний; тісний کسا ہوا، جکڑا ہوا chật 紧的

2. stretched to a great extent; not loose. He made sure that the ropes were tight. styf, stewig مَشْدود опънат esticado natažený, utažený straff stram; spændt τεντωμένοςapretado pingul کشیده pingottunut tendu מָתוּחַ कसा हुआ pritegnut, napet feszes kencang fastur, vel hertur stretto, teso ぴんと張った 팽팽한 įtemptas savilkts; nostiepts ketat gespannenstram, trukket hardt til naciągnięty esticado întins туго завязанный natiahnutý napet zategnut spänd ผูกแน่น gergin, sıkı gerilmiş 繃緊的，牢固的 тугий; туго натягнений تنا ہوا chặt 绷紧的，牢固的

3. (of control etc) strict and very careful. She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions. streng صارِم затегнат rigoroso přísný, strohý streng skarp αυστηρός, προσεκτικόςriguroso, estricto range سخت؛ شدید tiukka strictהדוק तंग čvrst, nepopustljiv szigorú keras strangur, öruggur saldo, stretto 厳しい 엄한 griežtas stingrs; ciešs teguh vaststrengścisłyrigoroso strict строгий prísny natančen strog hård, sträng เข้มงวด sıkı, sert 嚴格的 суворий مضبوط nghiêm khắc 严格的

4. not allowing much time. We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight. besig مَحْشور، ضَيِّق оскъден apertado těsný dicht stram στριμωγμένος, που δε διαθέτει πολύ χρόνο apretado tihe فشرده kireä serréצפוף दृढ़ kratak, zbijen szoros (határidő) ketat knappur serrato つまった 여유가 없는 perkrautas, įtemptas noslogots; blīvi plānots (laika ziņā) ketat overladenknapp, stramnapięty apertado aglo­merat жёсткий tesný tesen gust pressad, tajt ที่ไม่มีเวลาว่าง sıkışık, yoğun (時間)緊的 стиснений جس ميں زيادہ وقت نہ بچتا ہو có ít thời gian （时间）紧的

adverb

(also ˈtightly) closely; with no extra room or space. The bags were packed tight / tightly packed. dig مَحْشو стегнато apertado natěsnaně dicht tæt σφιχτά, στριμωχτά bien cerrado; apretado tihedalt متراکم؛ کاملاً پر tiukasti bien serré צפוף, דחוס कसकर, तानकर, मज़बूती से tijesno, zbijeno szorosan rapat þétt stretto ぎっしり 꽉찬 kietai cieši; blīvi padat propvoltett ciasno apertado burduşit плотно; туго tesne tesno gusto full[packad] อย่างคับแน่น sıkı sıkıya, sıkıca 裝緊地，擠滿地 тісно; щільно تنگي سے chặt chẽ 装紧地，挤满地

-tight sealed so as to keep (something) in or out, as in airtight, *watertight

dig مُحْكَم -непропусклив estanque -těsně ...-dicht -tæt -στεγής, στεγανόςhermético -kindel ناپذیر؛ ضد -tiivis hermétique, étancheאטום अछिद्र -otporan, nepropustan -mentes, -álló kedap -þéttur ermetico, impermeabile －を通さない -통과시키지 않는 nepralaidus (kam nors) ūdens necaurlaidīgs kedap -dicht -tett -szczelny estanque ermetic, etanş -непроницаемый -tesný neprepusten zapečaćen -tät ที่ผนึกแน่น ... geçirmez/sızdırmaz (構成形容詞)表示「...密封的」 непроникний для (чого) بستہ kín ...密封的

ˈtighten verb

to make or become tight or tighter. verdig يَشُد، يُحْكِم الإغْلاق стягам apertar (u)těsnit anziehen stramme σφίγγω, σφίγγομαι, τεντώνω, τεντώνομαιapretar; tensar; cerrar herméticamente pinguldama, pingulduma تنگ کردن؛ محکمتر کردن tiukentaa tendre לְהַדֵק कसना zategnuti, pritegnuti megszorít mengencangkan þétta, herða stringere 締める 단단히 하다 į(si)tempti, su(si)veržti savilkt; nostiept mengetatkan strakker doen worden stramme zacieśniać, naciągać apertar a (se) întinde, a (se) strânge сжимать (u)tesniť napeti stegnuti spänna[s], sträcka[s], skärpa[s] ทำให้แน่นหนา sıkışmak, gerginleşmek 繃緊 стягувати(ся); ущільнювати مضبوط کرنا làm chặt 绷紧

ˈtightness noun

digtheid إحْكام، شَد стегнатост aperto těsnost, strohost die Dichtheit stramhed σφίξιμο, τέντωμα cualidad de apretado/hermético; carácter riguroso pingulolek, tihedus تنگی tiukkuus étroitesse; sévéritéאטימות, דחיסות दृढ़ता tjesnoća, napetost (ki)feszülés; szorosan zár(ód)ás kekencangan þéttleiki; harka strettezza きつさ 단단함 įtempimas, prikimšimas, suveržimas blīvums; nostiepums; sasprindzinājums keketatan strakheidfasthet, stramhet, tranghet szczelność, ciasnota, obcisłość aperto etanşeitate; încordare напряжённость;стеснённость tesnosť, strohosť tesnost stegnutost snävhet, trånghet ความหนาแน่น sıkılık 緊密，堅固 напруженість سختي، جکڑ sự chặt 紧密，不渗透性

tights noun plural

a close-fitting (usually nylon or woollen) garment covering the feet, legs and body to the waist. She bought three pairs of tights. kousbroek جَوارِب طَويلَه ضَيِّقَه تُغَطّي القِسْم الأسْفَل من رِجْلَي المرأَه чорапогащи meia-calça punčocháče die Strumpfhose strømpebukser καλσόν medias sukkpüksid جوراب شلواری sukkahousut collantגרבונים कड़ाई tijesne gaće, triko harisnyanadrág celana dalam sokkabuxur collant タイツ 팬티 스타킹 pėdkelnės zeķbikses; (dejotāja) triko seluar sama sendat pantystrømpebukse, trikotrajstopymeia-calça dres колготки pančucháče triko hulahopke strumpbyxor กางเกงยืดแนบเนื้อ tayt, külotlu çorap 緊身衣褲 колготки چست کپڑا quần chật ống, áo nịt 紧身衣裤

ˌtight-ˈfisted adjective

mean and ungenerous with money. a tight-fisted employer. suinig شَحيح اليَد، بَخيل стиснат sovina lakomý knauserig nærig σφιχτοχέρηςtacaño, agarrado kitsi خسیس pihi radinקמצן कंजूस škrt szűkmarkú kikir nískur avaro けちな 인색한 šykštus, kietas spoks kedekut krenteriggnien, gjerrigskąpy sovina strâns la pungă прижимистый lakomý skopuški škrt snål, knusslig ขี้เหนียว eli sıkı, cimri 吝嗇的 скупий, скнарий بخيل، کمينہ hà tiện 吝啬的

ˈtightrope noun

a tightly-stretched rope or wire on which acrobats balance. hoogtou حَبل البَهْلَوان опънато въже corda bamba visuté lano das Drahtseil line (τεντωμένο) σχοινί ακροβασίας cuerda floja köis طناب سیرک nuorallatanssijan nuora corde raide חֶבֶל מָתוּחַ नटकी रस्सी nategnuto uže ili žica kifeszített kötél tali akrobat lína fune 張り綱 (줄타기용) 팽팽한 밧줄 lynas nostiepta virve tali tegang strak koord linelina corda bamba funie întinsă натянутый канат visuté lano napeta vrv žica lina ลวดขึงตึง (ใช้เดินไต่ลวด) cambaz ipi (供雜技等演員走索用的)繃索 туго натягнутий канат مداري کي رسي dây kéo căng （供杂技等演员走索用的）绷索

a tight corner/spot

a difficult position or situation. His refusal to help put her in a tight corner/spot. in 'n moeilike situasie في وَرْطَه، في مأزِق трудна ситуация entre a cruz e a espada tíseň die Klemme vanskelig situation δύσκολη θέση en un aprieto, entre la espada y la pared raske olukord تنگنا hankala tilanne situation difficile לִהיוֹת בְּמַצָב קָשֶה u škripcu, u teškoj situaciji szorult helyzet kesulitan erfið staða (situazione difficile) 窮地 궁지에 빠진 kampas, sunki padėtis grūta situācija; spīlēs kesulitan een moeilijke situatie knipe, klemme krytyczna sytuacja entre a espada e a parede la ananghie трудное положение tieseň; do úzkych v škripcih teškoća en knipa สถานะคับขัน zor/sıkışık durum 處境困難 скрутне становище مشکل مقام tình huống khó khăn 处境困难

tighten one's belt

to make sacrifices and reduce one's standard of living. If the economy gets worse, we shall just have to tighten our belts. rieme dunner sny يَشُد الحِزام، يُنْزِلُ مُسْتَوى المَعيشَه затягам колана apertar o cinto utáhnout si opasek den Gürtel enger schnallen spænde livremmen ind σφίγγω το ζωνάρι apretar(se) el cinturón püksirihma pingutama امساک کردن؛ سختی کشیدن kiristää vyötään se serrer la ceinture לְהַדֵק אֶת הַחֲגוֹרָה pritegnuti remen összébb húzza a nadrágszíját menghemat herða sultarólina tirare la cinghia 切りつめる 허리띠를 졸라매다, 절약하다 suveržti diržą savilkt ciešāk siksnu mengikat perut de buikriem aanhalen stramme beltet zacisnąć pasa apertar o cinto a strânge cureaua потуже затянуть пояс utiahnuť si opasok zategniti pas stegnuti kaiš dra åt svångremmen ประหยัด kemerini sıkmak 勒緊褲帶，節約度日 покласти зуби на полицю قرباني دينا، معيار زندگي گھٹا دينا chi tiêu chắt bóp 勒紧裤带，节约度日

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tighten

→ يُضَيِّقُ zesílit stramme festziehen σφίγγω apretar kiristää serrer zategnuti stringere 締める 단단히 죄다 aanhalen stramme zacisnąć apertar затягивать dra åt ทำให้แน่นหรือตึงขึ้น sıkılamak thắt chặt 弄紧

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tighten

vt. apretar, ajustar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• Could you tighten my bindings, please? (US)
  Can you tighten my bindings, please? (UK) → هَلْ يُـمْكِنُكَ إِحْكَامُ الأَرْبِطَةِ لِي مِنْ فَضْلِكَ؟ → Můžete mi, prosím, utáhnout vázání? → Kan De stramme mine bindinger? → Könnten Sie bitte meine Bindung festziehen? → Μπορείτε να σφίξετε τις δέστρες μου, παρακαλώ; → ¿Puede apretarme las fijaciones, por favor? → Voitteko kiristää suksieni siteitä? → Vous pouvez resserrer mes fixations, s'il vous plaît ? → Možete li mi, molim vas, zategnuti vezove? → Può stringermi gli attacchi, per favore? → ビンディングを締めていただけますか？ → 결속 장치를 조여 주시겠어요? → Kunt u mijn bindingen vastmaken? → Er du snill og strammer bindingene mine? → Czy mogę prosić o zaciśnięcie moich wiązań? → O senhor pode apertar as fixações, por favor? → Затяните мои крепления, пожалуйста → Kan ni spänna bindningarna hårdare, tack? → คุณช่วยผูกที่ยึดเท้าฉันให้แน่นขึ้นได้ไหม? → Bağlarımı sıkılar mısınız lütfen? → Bạn làm ơn đóng chặt đế kẹp của tôi được không? → 请帮我把鞋套扎紧吧

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