Word

tighten, v.
(tightened, tightening, tightens)
freq. cnt. 10

make tight or tighter
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

fasten tighten

sample sentences

"Tighten the wire"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

tightening

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

hyponym

frap tauten, firm screw wind, wind up

severely restrict in scope or extent
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

constrain stiffen tighten tighten up

sample sentences

"tighten the rules"
"stiffen the regulations"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

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semantic pointers

hypernym

limit, confine, restrict, bound, throttle, trammel

become tight or tighter
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

tighten

sample sentences

"The rope tightened"

verb frames

Something ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

change

hyponym

narrow, constrict, constringe tauten, firm compress, contract, press, constrict, squeeze, compact strain, tense

narrow or limit
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

reduce tighten

sample sentences

"reduce the influx of foreigners"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

limit, confine, restrict, bound, throttle, trammel