To become tighter, To make tighter, To raise short-term interest rates, To make money harder to borrow or obtain, become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened" make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire, narrow or limit; "reduce the influx of foreigners", become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened", If you tighten your grip on something, or if your grip tightens, you hold the thing more firmly or securely. Luke answered by tightening his grip on her shoulder Her arms tightened about his neck in gratitude Stefano's grip tightened and his tone became colder. loosen, restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations", make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire, To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner, If you tighten a rope or chain, or if it tightens, it is stretched or pulled hard until it is straight. The anchorman flung his whole weight back, tightening the rope The cables tightened and he was lifted gradually from the deck. slacken, If a government or organization tightens its grip on a group of people or an activity, or if its grip tightens, it begins to have more control over it. He knows he has considerable support for his plans to tighten his grip on the machinery of central government As the regime's grip on the mainland tightened over the next few years, hundreds of thousands more people fled south, to tighten your belt: see belt to tighten the screw: see screw, make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire", If someone in authority tightens a rule, a policy, or a system, they make it stricter or more efficient. The United States plans to tighten the economic sanctions currently in place Take-off and landing procedures have been tightened after two jets narrowly escaped disaster. relax Tighten up means the same as tighten. Until this week, every attempt to tighten up the law had failed He accused ministers of breaking election pledges to tighten up on immigration. + tightening tight·en·ing the tightening of state control over press and broadcasting, If a part of your body tightens, the muscles in it become tense and stiff, for example because you are angry or afraid. Sofia's throat had tightened and she couldn't speak relax + tightening tight·en·ing a headache caused by tension which results in tightening of the muscles in the neck, When you tighten a screw, nut, or other device, you turn it or move it so that it is more firmly in place or holds something more firmly. I used my thumbnail to tighten the screw on my lamp Tighten up means the same as tighten. It's important to tighten up the wheels properly, otherwise they vibrate loose and fall off, make tight, pull taught; become tight, become taught, Becoming more tight, Present participle of tighten, hardened, tight, made tighter or more stringent; "endured tightened economic controls", made tight or tighter; "the tightened ropes"; "a tightened bolt, made tight or tighter; "the tightened ropes"; "a tightened bolt", past of tight, fastening, strengthening; act of making something tighter; become tight or tighter; making skin less lax, act of making the sking tighter, that is becoming more tight, the act of making something tighter; "the tightening of economic controls", the act of making something tighter; "the tightening of economic controls, third-person singular of tighten,
21
To become tighter - "That joint is tightening as the wood dries."
ts
22
To make tighter - "Please tighten that screw a quarter-turn."
ts
23
To raise short-term interest rates - "The Fed is expected to tighten by a quarter-point."
ts
24
To make money harder to borrow or obtain - "If the government doesn't tighten the money supply, inflation is certain to be harsh."
ts
25
become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened" make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire
ts
26
narrow or limit; "reduce the influx of foreigners"
ts
27
become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"
ts
28
If you tighten your grip on something, or if your grip tightens, you hold the thing more firmly or securely. Luke answered by tightening his grip on her shoulder Her arms tightened about his neck in gratitude Stefano's grip tightened and his tone became colder. loosen
ts
29
restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"
ts
30
make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire
ts
31
To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner
ts
32
If you tighten a rope or chain, or if it tightens, it is stretched or pulled hard until it is straight. The anchorman flung his whole weight back, tightening the rope The cables tightened and he was lifted gradually from the deck. slacken
ts
33
If a government or organization tightens its grip on a group of people or an activity, or if its grip tightens, it begins to have more control over it. He knows he has considerable support for his plans to tighten his grip on the machinery of central government As the regime's grip on the mainland tightened over the next few years, hundreds of thousands more people fled south
ts
34
to tighten your belt: see belt to tighten the screw: see screw
ts
35
make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"
ts
36
If someone in authority tightens a rule, a policy, or a system, they make it stricter or more efficient. The United States plans to tighten the economic sanctions currently in place Take-off and landing procedures have been tightened after two jets narrowly escaped disaster. relax Tighten up means the same as tighten. Until this week, every attempt to tighten up the law had failed He accused ministers of breaking election pledges to tighten up on immigration. + tightening tight·en·ing the tightening of state control over press and broadcasting
ts
37
If a part of your body tightens, the muscles in it become tense and stiff, for example because you are angry or afraid. Sofia's throat had tightened and she couldn't speak relax + tightening tight·en·ing a headache caused by tension which results in tightening of the muscles in the neck
ts
38
When you tighten a screw, nut, or other device, you turn it or move it so that it is more firmly in place or holds something more firmly. I used my thumbnail to tighten the screw on my lamp Tighten up means the same as tighten. It's important to tighten up the wheels properly, otherwise they vibrate loose and fall off
ts
39
make tight, pull taught; become tight, become taught fiil
ts
40
tightening
Becoming more tight
ts
41
tightening
Present participle of tighten
ts
42
Tightened
hardened
ts
43
tight
ts
44
tightened
made tighter or more stringent; "endured tightened economic controls"
ts
45
tightened
made tight or tighter; "the tightened ropes"; "a tightened bolt
ts
46
tightened
made tight or tighter; "the tightened ropes"; "a tightened bolt"
ts
47
tightened
past of tight
ts
48
tightening
fastening, strengthening; act of making something tighter; become tight or tighter; making skin less lax, act of making the sking tighter isim
ts
49
tightening
that is becoming more tight
ts
50
tightening
the act of making something tighter; "the tightening of economic controls"
ts
51
tightening
the act of making something tighter; "the tightening of economic controls
Some etymologies, pronunciations, function and usage date content for the English translation portion are from Merriam-Webster Online at www.Merriam-Webster.com. Thanks to Online Yunanca Dil Eğitimi for providing some parts of online greek dictionary. To contribute more resources please contact us. Visuals(images) are provided by Google Image Search API. Some parts of the dictionary is contributed by many users, thank you! The content on this site is for informational purposes only. Bu aramada tighten kelimesinin sözlük anlamı ve eşanlamı nedir, nasıl okunur hakkında bilgi verilmektedir. tighten kelimesinin etimolojik ve eşanlamları ile ilgili açıklamalar ve bilgiler eksiksiz ve hatasız olarak anılmamalıdır. Burada yer alan tighten kelimesi ile ilgili tüm açıklamalar bilgi amaçlıdır. Eksik ve hatalı çevirileri lütfen bildiriniz.
