tightensomethingup
phrasal verbwithtightenverb[IorT]uk/ˈtaɪ.tən/us/ˈtaɪ.tən/
to make somethingbecometighter,firmer, or lesseasytomove:
Nowtightenup thescrews.
Tight and tightening
- astringency
- chokehold
- close-fitting
- fast
- inelasticity
- retighten
- skinny
- stiffen
- strain
- super-tight
- tauten
- tautly
- tautness
- tight
- tight-fitting
- tighten
- tightly
- tightness
- up
- vice-like