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tighten::verb | Spocien Dictionary

tighten

/'taɪtən/

narrow or limit

Type	Words
Synonyms	reduce
Type of	trammel, confine, bound, throttle, limit, restrict

tighten

/'taɪtən/

make tight or tighter

Type	Words
Synonyms	fasten
Type of	change, modify, alter
Has types	wind up, firm, frap, screw, tauten, wind
Derivation	tightening

tighten

/'taɪtən/

severely restrict in scope or extent

Type	Words
Synonyms	constrain, stiffen, tighten up
Type of	throttle, limit, restrict, confine, bound, trammel

tighten the rules.

tighten

/'taɪtən/

become tight or tighter

Type	Words
Type of	change
Has types	narrow, squeeze, firm, tense, press, compact, compress, tauten, strain, constrict, constringe, contract

The rope tightened.