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Thesaurus: tighten

To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner.

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  1. v. t. To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner.
  2. v. make tight or tighter
  3. v. become tight or tighter
  4. v. severely restrict in scope or extent
  5. v. narrow or limit
  6. 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.
  7. To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner.Just where I please, with tightened rein I'll urge thee round thedusty plain. Fawkes.Tightening pulley (Mach.), a pulley which rests, or is forced,against a driving belt to tighten it.
  8. v:100 v. make tight or tighter v. become tight or tighter