reduce, tighten
(verb) narrow or limit; “reduce the influx of foreigners”
stiffen, tighten, tighten up, constrain
(verb) severely restrict in scope or extent; “tighten the rules”; “stiffen the regulations”
tighten
(verb) become tight or tighter; “The rope tightened”
tighten, fasten
(verb) make tight or tighter; “Tighten the wire”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tighten (third-person singular simple present tightens, present participle tightening, simple past and past participle tightened)
(transitive) To make tighter.
(intransitive) To become tighter.
(economics) To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
(economics) To raise short-term interest rates.
• (make tighter): loosen
• tingeth
Source: Wiktionary
Tight"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tightened; p. pr. & vb. n. Tightening.]
Definition: To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner. Just where I please, with tightened rein I'll urge thee round the dusty plain. Fawkes. Tightening pulley (Mach.), a pulley which rests, or is forced, against a driving belt to tighten it.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
