Dictionary Entry
tighten
tighten is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner.
- 2verb
narrow or limit
"reduce the influx of foreigners"
Synonyms
- 3verb
restrict
"Tighten the rules"
"stiffen the regulations"
- 4verb
become tight or tighter
"The rope tightened"
- 5verb
make tight or tighter
"Tighten the wire"
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