HyperDic: tighten_up

English > 1 sense of the expression tighten up:
VERBchangetighten up, stiffen, tighten, constrainrestrict
English > tighten up: 1 sense > verb 1, change
Meaningrestrict.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsstiffen, tighten, constrain
Broaderrestrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttleplace limits on (extent or access)
Spanishconstreñirse, constreñir, endurecerse, endurecer, restringir
Catalanendurir-se, enrigidir-se

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