Tighten synonyms

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clench
To squeeze; to grip or hold tightly.
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squeeze
To put pressure or bring influence to bear upon (someone) to do a certain thing, as to pay money, etc.
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condense
(Chem.) To cause molecules of (the same or different substances) to combine to form a more complex compound, often with elimination of a simple molecule, as water
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compress
To abridge.
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tighten (related)
The definition of tighten is to make something more fixed in place, more constricted, or more snug.
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bind
(Law) To put (a person) under definite legal obligations, especially, under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
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strangle
To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.
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constrict
To hold in; limit; restrict
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cramp
To jam (a wheel) by a short turn.
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pinch
(Horticulture) To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
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grip more tightly
To make tight
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screw-down
To make tight
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add pressure
To make tight
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contract
To bring on; to incur; to acquire.
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harden
To make fixed, settled, or less subject to change:
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congeal
To congeal is to solidify, especially by cooling, or to take shape, especially to form a satisfying whole.
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stiffen
To make or become stiff or stiffer.
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toughen
To make or become tough or tougher
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become more disciplined
To become tight
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become stricter
To become tight
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loosen (antonym)
To make less taut, less compact, etc.
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relax (antonym)
To make something loose.
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unloose (antonym)
To release from a constraint; to set free or liberate
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melt (antonym)
To change from a solid to a liquid state by heating or being heated with sufficient energy at the melting point.
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soften (antonym)
Soften is defined as to make more soft or more gentle.
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liquefy (antonym)
To cause to become liquid, especially:
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stretch (related)
(Figuratively) To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
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crush
To put down with force; subdue:
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straiten
To enclose in a limited area; confine.
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tense
To make or become tense
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let-go (antonym)
(Euphemistic, usually reflexively) To gain weight
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loose (antonym)
To let loose; release:
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free (antonym)
Free means to release or let go.
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release (antonym)
To set free from confinement or bondage:
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reinforce
To strengthen (a military force) with additional personnel or equipment.
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strengthen
To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify; to reinforce.
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tauten
(Ergative) To become taut.
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reduce
(Medicine) To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
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tighten up
restrict
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constrain
To constrain is to impose limitations or restrictions on someone or something, or to force yourself or someone else to act in a certain way.
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fasten
Fasten is defined as to join one thing to another, or to secure.
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tightening (related)
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ratchete (related)
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slacken (related)
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Tighten Sentence Examples

  • She watched him tighten a strap around the horse's belly.

  • Meanwhile on land Suleiman had taken full advantage of the European situation to tighten his grip on Hungary.

  • Here. Tighten the straps.

  • A bridge of this pattern has the advantage that the insertion or removal of a plug in the measuring arm does not tend to tighten or loosen all the rest of the plugs; moreover, there are fewer plugs to manipulate, and each plug is occupied.

  • The sound made her gut twist and her chest tighten.

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