tighten

tight·en  (ttn)

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

To make or become tight or tighter.

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tighten·er n.

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tighten [ˈtaɪt^ən]

vb

1. to make or become tight or tighter

tighten one's belt to economize

tightener  n

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.

Translations

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

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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] → renforcer
tight end n (US) → ailier m

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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

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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

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