Found 3 items, similar to tighten.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: tighten memperciut, mempererat, menciut, mengencangkan, mengeratkan, mengetatkan, menyempit, menyempitkan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tighten tighten v 1: make tight or tighter; “Tighten the wire” [syn: fasten] 2: become tight or tighter; “The rope tightened” 3: restrict; “Tighten the rules”; “stiffen the regulations” [syn: stiffen, tighten up, constrain] 4: narrow or limit; “reduce the influx of foreigners” [syn: reduce]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tighten Tighten \Tight"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tightened; p. pr. & vb. n. Tightening.] To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner. [1913 Webster] Just where I please, with tightened rein I'll urge thee round the dusty plain. --Fawkes. [1913 Webster] Tightening pulley (Mach.), a pulley which rests, or is forced, against a driving belt to tighten it. [1913 Webster]