English Explanatory Dictionary

tighten up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make sufficiently tight.
  2. To fix something or make it correct.
  3. To become tense and restrained.
  4. To become, or make, more stringent and ungenerous.
  5. To become focused and serious; to stop any vacillation or inconsistency.

Word forms

tighten up tightens up tightening up tightened up
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