The meaning of TIGHTEN is to make tight or tighter. How to use tighten in a sentence.

TIGHTEN definition: 1. to become tighter or to make something become tighter, firmer, or less easy to move: 2. to…. Learn more.

TIGHTEN definition: to make or become tight or tighter. See examples of tighten used in a sentence.

1. fitting very or too closely.

Idioms tighten one's belt, to respond to difficult times by reducing one's spending: The family had to tighten their belts so the children could go to college. tight•en•er, n. [countable]

5 days ago · Verb tighten (third-person singular simple present tightens, present participle tightening, simple past and past participle tightened) (transitive) To make tighter.

There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb tighten, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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Definition of tighten verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

When you tighten a screw, nut, or other device, you turn it or move it so that it is more firmly in place or holds something more firmly. I used my thumbnail to tighten the screw on my lamp. …