as in to tense
to draw tight tighten the straps on the backpack so that the load doesn't shift while hiking

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Recent Examples of tighten Ice-cold therapy for facial skin can reduce puffiness and inflammation, and tighten pores; however, putting your face in the freezing water is the hard part. Lucy Notarantonio, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025 The Sharks will try to tighten things up on the defensive end, as Warsofsky felt all three goals that the Flames scored on Sunday were preventable. Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025 But since then, federal stimulus money has dried up, costs have increased and budgets have tightened. Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025 Once again, the majority of doc filmmakers were struggling, and budgets tightened. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tighten

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“Tighten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tighten. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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