tighten
English
Etymology
Equivalent to tight + -en. From Old English tyhtan, from the root of tight.
Verb
tighten (third-person singular simple present tightens, present participle tightening, simple past and past participle tightened)
- (transitive) To make tighter.
- Please tighten that screw a quarter-turn.
- Fawkes
- Just where I please, with tightened rein / I'll urge thee round the dusty plain.
- (intransitive) To become tighter.
- That joint is tightening as the wood dries.
- (economics) To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
- If the government doesn't tighten the money supply, inflation is certain to be harsh.
- (economics) To raise short-term interest rates.
- The Fed is expected to tighten by a quarter-point.
Antonyms
- (make tighter): loosen
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Translations
to make tighter
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to become tighter
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