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Definitions of 'tighten' Wordnet 

1. (verb) tighten, fasten
make tight or tighter
"Tighten the wire"

2. (verb) tighten
become tight or tighter
"The rope tightened"

3. (verb) stiffen, tighten, tighten up, constrain
restrict
"Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"

4. (verb) reduce, tighten
narrow or limit
"reduce the influx of foreigners"


Definitions of 'tighten' Webster 1913 Dictionary 

1. (verb) tighten
to draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner


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