[ UK /tˈa‍ɪtən/ ]
[ US /ˈtaɪtən/ ]
VERB
  1. make tight or tighter
    Tighten the wire
  2. severely restrict in scope or extent
    stiffen the regulations
    tighten the rules
  3. become tight or tighter
    The rope tightened
  4. narrow or limit
    reduce the influx of foreigners
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How To Use tighten In A Sentence

  • Begin by tightening your buttocks and lifting your hips off the floor.
  • They are now under a great deal of pressure to tighten their airport security.
  • Receiving the round initial in the third quarter, the Rams would put together the 10-play, 61-yard expostulate immoderate 5 mins as great as finishing it off with the 6-yard TD pass from Stefkovich to So, TE, Joe Migliarese (Blue Bell, Pa.) to tighten the measure to twenty-nine twenty-eight TU. Archive 2009-12-01
  • The rules governing the use of the Royal Standard were tightened during the reign of Edward VII.
  • Perhaps the minister should be praised for tightening the regime? Times, Sunday Times
  • When inserting the needle into the clamp, push it up as far as it will go and tighten the clamp screw firmly with the screwdriver.
  • He tugged at the neck of his turtleneck sweater feeling like it was a noose tightening with each attack.
  • When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer. Times, Sunday Times
  • Margins are tightening and growth slowing to the levels of more mature markets.
  • Prospects for the company remain good, as an inevitable tightening of the public purse looms. Times, Sunday Times
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