Tighten

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To make or become tight or tighter.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To make tighter.
  • v. To become tighter.
  • v. To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
  • v. To raise short-term interest rates.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make tight; draw tighter; straiten; make more close in any manner; constrict.
  • To become tight; be drawn tighter.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. restrict
  • v. narrow or limit
  • v. become tight or tighter
  • v. make tight or tighter
  • Antonym
    loosen   
    Verb Form
    tightened    tightening    tightens   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    limit    throttle    trammel    restrain    bound    restrict    confine   
    Form
    tightened    tightening   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    straiten    flag   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Brighton    Titan    Triton    brighten    enlighten    frighten    heighten    lighten    titan    triton   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tightness    loosen    twitch    tingle    stiffen    tensing    weaken    tremor    lurch    widen