TIGHTEN

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


Etymology

Verb

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.

Antonyms

• (make tighter): loosen

Anagrams

• 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



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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