DICT.TW Dictionary Taiwan

 tight·en /ˈtaɪtṇ/
 (vt.)勒緊,使變緊(vi.)變緊,繃緊

 Tight·en v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tightened p. pr. & vb. n. Tightening.] To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any manner.
 Just where I please, with tightened rein
 I'll urge thee round the dusty plain.   --Fawkes.
 Tightening pulley Mach., a pulley which rests, or is forced, against a driving belt to tighten it.
 ◄ ►

 tighten
      v 1: make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire" [syn: fasten]
      2: become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"
      3: restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"
         [syn: stiffen, tighten up, constrain]
      4: narrow or limit; "reduce the influx of foreigners" [syn: reduce]