tighten
🇺🇸
/ˈtaɪtn/
🇬🇧
/ˈtaɪtn/
verb
C1
to make something more secure or firm
Please tighten the lid so it doesn't leak.
C1
to make rules or control more strict
The company will tighten security measures next month.
C1
to become or make something stretched and firm
The rope will tighten when you pull it.
R
to become stiff or tense due to pain or emotion
His muscles tighten when he's nervous.
translation
to make something more secure or firm; to make rules or control more strict; to become or make something stretched and firm; to become stiff or tense due to pain or emotion
Word Forms
3rd Present
tightens
Past
tightened
Perfect
tightened
Progressive
tightening