nnoun.actthe act of making something tighterExamples:- the tightening of economic controls
Antonyms:loosening
Derivationally Related Form:tighten
Hypernyms:adjustment alteration modification
Inherited Hypernyms:tighteningalterationchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:take-up
vverb.changemake tight or tighterSynset:fasten tighten
Derivationally Related Form:tightening
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:tightenchange
Direct Hyponyms:firmfrapscrewtautenwindwind up
Full Troponyms:fraprewindscrewtautenwind
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changebecome tight or tighterHypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:tightenchange
Direct Hyponyms:compactcompressconstrictconstringecontractfirmnarrowpresssqueezestraintautentense
Full Troponyms:astringebear downchokecompressconstrictconvulseprimstrainstrangulatetauten
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changeseverely restrict in scope or extentSynset:constrain stiffen tighten tighten up
Examples:- tighten the rules
- stiffen the regulations
Hypernyms:bound confine limit restrict throttle trammel
Inherited Hypernyms:stiffenrestrict
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changenarrow or limitSynset:reduce tighten
Examples:- reduce the influx of foreigners
Hypernyms:bound confine limit restrict throttle trammel
Inherited Hypernyms:reducerestrict
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something