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Tighten

//ˈtaɪ.tən//

To make our house payments, we're going to have to tighten our belts.

Tighten the strap around the suitcase.

I have to tighten my belt.

Small businesses will have to tighten their belts to survive.

Tighten the lid so that it doesn't go bad.

Tighten the defences! They're coming!

The prefectural police chief tried to tighten his police officers' discipline.

I have to tighten these bolts.

Where did you tighten them?

Tighten this screw.

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Please tighten that screw a quarter-turn.

Just where I please, with tighten;d rein / I'll urge thee round the dusty plain.

That joint is tightening as the wood dries.

If the government doesn't tighten the money supply, inflation is certain to be harsh.

The Fed is expected to tighten by a quarter-point.

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