tighten
/ˈtaɪ.tən/verb2 syllables
Tighten means: severely restrict in scope or extent.
Synonyms for tighten14
What does tighten mean?4
verb
1
severely restrict in scope or extent“tighten the rules”
2
make tight or tighter“Tighten the wire”
3
narrow or limit“reduce the influx of foreigners”
4
become tight or tighter“The rope tightened”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with tighten?5
Tighten in a sentence
- To make our house payments, we're going to have to tighten our belts.CK
- How do you tighten a screw, clockwise or counterclockwise?CK
- How do you tighten this bolt, clockwise or counterclockwise?CK
- How do you tighten this bolt, to the right or to the left?CK
- How do you tighten a screw, clockwise or anticlockwise?sundown
- Rotating it clockwise will tighten it, while rotating it counterclockwise will loosen it.ddnktr
- Seatbelt: seatbelt is fastened, tightened and opened like this.unknown
- Normal screws when turned clockwise will tighten and when turned anti-clockwise will loosen.terrywallwork
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of tighten
as a verb
- past tense
- tightened
- present participle
- tightening
- third-person singular
- tightens
- past participle
- tightened