Tighten

Quick meaning: Tighten is a verb meaning (transitive) To make tighter.

Meaning

(transitive) To make tighter.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To become tighter.
2. (economics) To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
3. (economics) To raise short-term interest rates.

Example Sentences

Please tighten that screw a quarter-turn.

That joint is tightening as the wood dries.

The Fed is expected to tighten by a quarter-point.

Just where I please, with tighten;d rein / I'll urge thee round the dusty plain.

Word Forms

• tightens
• tightening
• tightened

Synonyms for tighten

Depending on context, synonyms include bind, brace, cinch, clench, constrict, squeeze.

Antonyms for tighten

Common opposites include loosen, divide, liberate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include constrain, reduce, stiffen, fasten, tightness, tight.

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