TIGHTEN UP
Dictionary entry overview: What does tighten up mean? • TIGHTEN UP (verb)
The verb TIGHTEN UP has 1 sense:
1. restrict
Familiarity information: TIGHTEN UP used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TIGHTEN UP (verb)
Meaning:
Restrict
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
tighten up; constrain; stiffen; tighten
Context examples:
Tighten the rules / stiffen the regulations
Hypernyms (to "tighten up" is one way to...):
bound; confine; limit; restrain; restrict; throttle; trammel (place limits on (extent or access))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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