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[Verb] | "tight*en" | \ ˈtī-tᵊn \
1: to make tight or tighter
2: to become tight or tighter
Origin: circa 1727 ;
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[Noun] | "belt-tight*en*ing" | \ ˈbelt-ˌtī-tᵊn-iŋ \
1: a reduction in spending
Origin: 1931 ;
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[Phrasal verb] | "tighten up"
1: to become more strict or effective or to make (something) more strict or effective
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[Verb] | "tightening"
1: to draw tight;
* e.g., " ... tighten the straps on the backpack so that the load doesn't shift while hiking "
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