| VERB | change | tighten, fasten | make tight / tight or tighter / tighter |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | tighten | become tight / tight / tight / tight / tight or tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter | |
| change | tighten, stiffen, tighten up, constrain | restrict | |
| change | tighten, reduce | narrow or limit |
| Sounds | tay'tahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | make tight / tight or tighter / tighter. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Tighten the wire" | |
| Synonym | fasten | |
| Narrower | frap | take up the slack of |
| screw | tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions | |
| tauten, firm | make taut or tauter | |
| wind, wind up | coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | ajustar, apretar, atar, estirar, tensar | |
| Catalan | ajustar, estirar, fer força, tibar | |
| Nouns | tightening | the act of making something tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter |
| Meaning | Become tight / tight / tight / tight / tight or tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter / tighter. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The rope tightened" | |
| Narrower | compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press | squeeze or press together |
| constrict, constringe, narrow | Become tight or as if tight | |
| strain, tense | become stretched or tense or taut | |
| tauten, firm | Become taut or tauter | |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
| Spanish | ajustar, estirar, tensar | |
| Catalan | ajustar, estirar, serrar, tibar | |
| Meaning | restrict. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Tighten the rules" | |
| Synonyms | stiffen, tighten up, constrain | |
| Broader | restrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle | place limits on (extent or access) |
| Spanish | constreñirse, constreñir, endurecerse, endurecer, restringir | |
| Catalan | endurir-se, enrigidir-se | |
| Meaning | Narrow or limit. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | reduce | |
| Broader | restrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle | place limits on (extent or access) |
| Spanish | restringir | |
| Catalan | restringir | |
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