tighten 音标拼音: [t'ɑɪtən]
vt . 勒紧,使变紧
vi . 变紧,绷紧
勒紧,使变紧变紧,绷紧
tighten v 1 :
make tight or tighter ; "
Tighten the wire " [
synonym : {
tighten },
{
fasten }]
2 :
become tight or tighter ; "
The rope tightened "
3 :
restrict ; "
Tighten the rules "; "
stiffen the regulations "
[
synonym : {
stiffen }, {
tighten }, {
tighten up }, {
constrain }]
4 :
narrow or limit ; "
reduce the influx of foreigners " [
synonym :
{
reduce }, {
tighten }]
Tighten \
Tight "
en \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Tightened };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Tightening }.]
To draw tighter ;
to straiten ;
to make more close in any manner .
[
1913 Webster ]
Just where I please ,
with tightened rein I '
ll urge thee round the dusty plain . --
Fawkes .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Tightening pulley } (
Mach .),
a pulley which rests ,
or is forced ,
against a driving belt to tighten it .
[
1913 Webster ]
89 Moby Thesaurus words for "
tighten ":
affix ,
anchor ,
annex ,
attach ,
back ,
belay ,
box ,
box in ,
box up ,
brace ,
cement ,
cinch ,
circumscribe ,
clamp ,
clinch ,
close ,
compress ,
confine ,
continue ,
cramp ,
crank ,
crank in ,
crush ,
drag out ,
draw ,
draw in ,
draw out ,
draw taut ,
elongate ,
engraft ,
ensphere ,
extend ,
fasten ,
fix ,
graft ,
grapple ,
hem ,
hem in ,
keep from spreading ,
keep within bounds ,
knit ,
lengthen ,
lengthen out ,
let out ,
limit ,
localize ,
make fast ,
moor ,
narrow ,
nip ,
pinch ,
press ,
produce ,
prolong ,
prolongate ,
protract ,
pull ,
pull in ,
put to ,
qualify ,
reel ,
reel in ,
reinforce ,
restrict ,
rigidify ,
screw up ,
secure ,
set ,
set to ,
shore up ,
spin out ,
squeeze ,
stiffen ,
stint ,
strain ,
strengthen ,
stretch ,
stretch out ,
string out ,
tackle ,
tauten ,
tense ,
trice up ,
trim ,
tweak ,
wad up ,
winch ,
wind in ,
windlass
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