tighten
US /ˈtaɪtn:/
・UK /ˈtaɪtn/
A2
v.t.Transitive VerbTo make a rule, law or system tougher
The government will tighten the rules against smoking
v.t.Transitive VerbTo stretch, pull until movement becomes difficult
I could feel the rope begin to tighten as the horse pulled away from me
v.t.Transitive VerbTo turn lid, bolt etc., until it is firmly in place
Could you tighten the screw on the door lock? It’s loose
v.t.Transitive VerbTo make face, body stiff due to anger or anxiety
I could see him tighten when the man shouted at him
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21-year-old Air National Guardsman arrested for intelligence documents leak
- "We do have stringent guidelines in place for safeguarding classified and sensitive information. This was a deliberate criminal act, a violation of those guidelines, and if there are any areas where we need to tighten things up, we certainly will."
"We do have stringent guidelines in place for safeguarding classified and sensitive information. This was a deliberate criminal act, a violation of those guidelines, and if there are any areas where we need to tighten things up, we certainly will."
- And if there are any areas where we need to tighten things up, we certainly will.
And if there are any areas where we need to tighten things up, we certainly will.
How Retailers Like T.J. Maxx And Home Depot Quietly Target 'Problem' Returners
- Return fraud has caused a number of retailers to tighten their return policies writ large.
Return fraud has caused a number of retailers to tighten their return policies writ large.
- Return fraud has caused a number of retailers to tighten their return policies writ large.
Return fraud has caused a number of retailers to tighten their return policies writ large.
How does raising interest rates control inflation? | The Economist
- And it’s not just consumers who will tighten the purse strings
And it’s not just consumers who will tighten the purse strings
DeepSeek R1 - The Chinese AI "Side Project" That Shocked the Entire Industry!
- USA must out innovate and race faster, as we have done in the entire history of AI and tighten export controls on chips so that we can maintain future leads.
USA must out innovate and race faster, as we have done in the entire history of AI and tighten export controls on chips so that we can maintain future leads.
- and tighten export controls on chips so that we can maintain future leads.
and tighten export controls on chips so that we can maintain future leads.
All of the English vocabulary you need to know at the Airport✈️
- Place the vest over her head, wrap the strap around your waist and it's at the end to the buckle, then pull the strap to tighten it.
Place the vest over her head, wrap the strap around your waist and it's at the end to the buckle, then pull the strap to tighten it.
- Then pull the strap to tighten it.
Then pull the strap to tighten it.
The Appeal of Rescuing Other People
- We feel our hearts tighten when we learn that someone had a difficult childhood or is isolated and adrift or has been bullied at work or made to feel worthless in a past relationship.
We feel our hearts tighten when we learn that someone had a difficult childhood or is isolated and adrift or has been bullied at work or made to feel worthless in a past relationship.
- We feel our heart tighten when we learn that someone had a difficult childhood, or is isolated and adrift, or has been bullied at work, or made to feel worthless in a past relationship.
We feel our heart tighten when we learn that someone had a difficult childhood, or is isolated and adrift, or has been bullied at work, or made to feel worthless in a past relationship.
Lo & Sons Rowledge 2 Review - Upgraded Feature That I Absolutely Love for Travel!
- I can wear the backpack and adjust the straps at the same time to tighten it on my back,
I can wear the backpack and adjust the straps at the same time to tighten it on my back,
- Like I can wear the backpack and adjust the straps at the same time to tighten it on my back.
Like I can wear the backpack and adjust the straps at the same time to tighten it on my back.
10 Times Wikipedia Got It Horribly Wrong
- The fact that it managed to get past the other editors in the first place and remained published is a testament to why they had to tighten their rules a couple of years later.
The fact that it managed to get past the other editors in the first place and remained published is a testament to why they had to tighten their rules a couple of years later.
- The fact that it managed to get past the other editors in the first place and remained published is a testament to why they had to tighten their rules a couple of years later.
The fact that it managed to get past the other editors in the first place and remained published is a testament to why they had to tighten their rules a couple of years later.
America Has Swamp Crotch | Trump's Name Is In The Epstein Files | Paramount's PSA Plan
- All right, everybody, let's tighten those niblets and shuck and shuck and shuck and shuck.
All right, everybody, let's tighten those niblets and shuck and shuck and shuck and shuck.
- All right, everybody, let's tighten those niblets.
All right, everybody, let's tighten those niblets.
The Rise of AI in Factories
- The best example I can give is when you drive your car, sometimes you can hear the fan belt squeaking and you know that you need to replace it or tighten it.
The best example I can give is when you drive your car, sometimes you can hear the fan belt squeaking and you know that you need to replace it or tighten it.
- and you know that you need to replace it or tighten it.
and you know that you need to replace it or tighten it.