Found 3 items, similar to tightening.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: tightening pengetatan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tightening tightening n : the act of making something tighter; “the tightening of economic controls” [ant: loosening]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tightening 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]