English dictionary

tighten

/'t/aI/t/-/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

make tight or tighter

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Examples
Tighten the wire.

Synonyms fasten

Source: WordNet 3.0
become tight or tighter

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Examples
The rope tightened.

Source: WordNet 3.0
restrict

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Examples
Tighten the rules.

Synonyms constrain stiffen tighten up

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narrow or limit

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Synonyms reduce

Source: WordNet 3.0
To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner.

verb

Source: webster1913