tighten

1. v. t. To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner. Source: opted

2. v. make tight or tighter Source: wordnet

3. v. become tight or tighter Source: wordnet

4. v. severely restrict in scope or extent Source: wordnet

5. v. narrow or limit Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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. Source: adambom

8. v:100 v. make tight or tighter v. become tight or tighter Source: ecdict

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