tighten
IPA: tˈaɪtʌn
verb
- (transitive) To make tighter.
- (intransitive) To become tighter.
- (economics) To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
- (economics) To raise short-term interest rates.
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Examples of "tighten" in Sentences
- Monetary tightening may prolong.
- The client tightened the strings.
- Set the knot and tighten the knot.
- The wrench is used to tighten the stem.
- Tighten the prose throughout the intro.
- The deletion is in fact to tighten the article.
- Jauhar, livid at this, tightened the siege further.
- Also the application of the law tightened gradually.
- She streamlined the script and tightened the action.
- The judgement tightened the general's hold on the government.