tighten
verb
[ ˈtʌɪt(ə)n ]
• make or become tight or tighter.
• "he tightened up the clips"
Similar:
secure,
make fast,
make more secure,
screw up,
give an extra turn to,
strengthen,
make stronger,
reinforce,
harden,
consolidate,
tauten,
make/draw taut,
make/draw tight,
stretch,
strain,
extend,
make rigid,
rigidify,
stiffen,
tense,
narrow,
become narrow/narrower,
become tight/tighter,
become pinched,
constrict,
contract,
brace,
draw in,
compress,
pucker,
purse,
squinch,
constringe,
increase,
make stricter,
make more rigorous,
make more stringent,
make more rigid,
toughen (up),
heighten,
escalate,
scale up,
up,
crank up,
beef (up),
