tighten

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verb

1. make tight or tighter (Freq. 8)
- Tighten the wire
• Syn:
fasten
• Derivationally related forms:
tightening
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
frap, tauten, firm, screw, wind, wind up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. become tight or tighter (Freq. 1)
- The rope tightened
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
constrict, constringe, narrow, tauten, firm,
firm, squeeze, compact, contract, press,
strain, tense
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
3. restrict (Freq. 1)
- Tighten the rules
- stiffen the regulations
• Syn:
stiffen, tighten up, constrain
• Hypernyms:
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound,
confine, throttle
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. narrow or limit
- reduce the influx of foreigners
• Syn:
reduce
• Hypernyms:
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound,
confine, throttle
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  reduce, stiffen, tighten up, constrain, fasten