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Definitions for: Tighten
[v] narrow or limit; "reduce the influx of foreigners"
[v] restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"
[v] become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"
[v] make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Tightening pulley (Mach.), a pulley which rests, or is
forced, against a driving belt to tighten it.
Synonyms: constrain, fasten, reduce, stiffen, tighten up
See Also: alter, bound, change, compact, compress, confine, constrict, constringe, contract, firm, frap, limit, narrow, press, restrain, restrict, screw, squeeze, strain, tauten, tense, throttle, trammel, wind, wind up
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